Whenever I do planche leans, I feel a strong activation in my serratus, however, whenever I do tuck planche, I don't feel it at all, I only really feel my lats.
I've been able to activate my serratus only a few times in the past, and my tuck planche felt way stronger, but now, it doesn't seem like it's happening anymore. Any advice on how to properly do this? I feel like this is really holding me back. 
Serratus Activation
Started by Cody, July 22, 2013 · 10 Replies · 5,493 Views
After your workout, put yourself in a band (from above) and get into an assisted Ball Planche. From here, keep adjusting your position until you feel your Serratus fire.
A video would be nice but my guess is that you are not LEANING into your tuckplanch.
Get into the tuckplanch position with (pointed) feet still on the floor. Now LEAN forward until your feet comes off the floor.
You can read more about it here:
https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/topic/5959-scapula-position-for-basic-and-static-exercises/
That's exactly what I'm doing, lol.
Anyways, I just tried out the band thing and it felt pretty good. I'm gonna experiment with that for a while and see what happens.
The band thing is good to find the right feeling but dont only do bands. I did this mistake years ago and ended up getting weaker.
I've had good results with making an effort to clench my lats after protracting, as I begin to lean. I think this is giving my serratus a kick to wake up and get in the game, if that makes sense
Mats Trane said:The band thing is good to find the right feeling but dont only do bands. I did this mistake years ago and ended up getting weaker.
Yeah, absolutely. There's a real emphasis on doing these AFTER a workout.
So, you protracted first then activated lats? Because right now I'm doing the opposite and it doesn't seem to work.Charm said:I've had good results with making an effort to clench my lats after protracting, as I begin to lean. I think this is giving my serratus a kick to wake up and get in the game, if that makes sense
Yes. Got everything ready to lean forward, then made an extra pull down with lats. That plus a bit of external rotation seems to be doing the job for me.
Alright, I'm gonna try it out today.
Also, has anyone ever experienced thumb pain from doing planche work on the ground with hands turned out to the side? If so, are there any ways to fix this? (Besides the obvious working on parallettes/turning hands back)
You should also try squeezing the floor. I find that helps with protraction.