Iron cross arm positioning
I just started a bit of iron cross work (twice a week), working on assisted static holds and partial ranged cross pulls. With regards to arm positioning, does the bicep face downwards and the elbow joint upward?
I do not feel any pain when practising, just plenty of strain on the arms and shoulders in general.
I followed the progressions outlined in this thread for almost a 1 year:
https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/topic/8084-preparing-the-elbows-and-biceps-for-iron-cross-training/
Regards to the arm positioning i find only one position that comes pretty natural.
I've understood how is just impossible think to perform an iron cross without a perfect RTO support position.
If you want to lower down into a cross you have 2 ways:
1- people who usually do not have strong RTO support , have their palms facing the legs/hip with shoulders rolled forward to much and elbows pointing inward, when you go down from this position you will reach a elbows pointing down position. in my
