Bryan Wheelock Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Should the bottom elbow be locked? I've been locking mine and the low elbow is killing me during the hold. The pain is not as bad if I space my hands wider. I still have enough room for my head if I were to get my body horizontal but it's very close the stall bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Li Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yes locked arms for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Wheelock Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 That really puts a huge load on the elbow. It's a much higher load than PB supports in R1 and and the pre-reqs for that is completion of F2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku Calderón Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 R1 shoud really be started after F4. There is the F2 rule for those who just cant wait. Not recommented tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Aldag Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 The closer the arms are, the greater the strain on the bottom arm. If it's painful, you're most likely not ready to do it.Its a lot of pressure on the lower body. Either build the elbows up doing other types of support first (Plank, L-sit, Handstand)or try it tucked to increase your leverage and therefore make it easier. The 1st option is smarter for long term gains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Wheelock Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Side lever block is where I'm at in the SL foundation progression. My elbow was less painful after my deload week. I may have been overloading the elbow because I'd just started working SE1 in the RC progression and ADV frog stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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