Bryan Wheelock Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 We do a lot of grip work working the finger flexors, but almost no work with Finger Extensors.The only thing I'm aware of that's incorporated with BtGB and Foundation are Wrist Pushups. I can see a lot of activity in my forearm muscles as I extend my fingers, but I'm not sure if the forearm muscles control finger extension or if they work in conjunction with other muscles. It seems it'd be a good idea some finger extensor work with Rubber bands or manual resistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Slocum Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, I've added in some light work - I keep a band by my desk and do some extensions throughout the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tseng Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 H1 does contain finger extension exercises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Slocum Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 H1 does contain finger extension exercisesI believe you have confused extension with flexion. Fingertip pushups are a fantastic finger flexion exercise, but I haven't seen any extension exercises in H1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tseng Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I believe you have confused extension with flexion. Fingertip pushups are a fantastic finger flexion exercise, but I haven't seen any extension exercises in H1. FKP is finger extension, I'm not talking about FTP. FTP isn't finger flexion either, that's wrist flexion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Slocum Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 FKP is finger extension, I'm not talking about FTPNot really. The fingers extend, yes, but the actuation comes from the wrist flexors. If it were a finger extensor exercise, your palms would remain on the floor while your fingers lifted up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Ward Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 What would be the best way to condition the thumbs for planche work? I keep running into thumb pain from it if I do anything on the floor and it doesn't seem to be a common issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Slocum Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 You're probably putting too much weight on your hands too quickly. The solution to that would be to build up more slowly from an easier progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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