Rajesh Bhat Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 In the pushup, should scapulae stay protracted always or should they go toward retraction at the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Robertson Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It should go into retraction, I tried to go into protraction st the bottom, it just isn't natural. And since you're at protractionat the top and retraction at the bottom, you will be working the Serratus Anterior in a full ROM, which is always a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itaman8 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It should go into retraction, I tried to go into protraction st the bottom, it just isn't natural. And since you're at protractionat the top and retraction at the bottom, you will be working the Serratus Anterior in a full ROM, which is always a good thing.I don't know if it's correct, I know people who says that you should try to protract the scapula all the way down and up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Don't worry about the bottom, let them move how they want (provided you have no pain or injury ). Just ensure that you protract strongly at the top of the movement. It's sort of like extra-locking-out the press. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonhard Krahé Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Don't worry about the bottom, let them move how they want (provided you have no pain or injury ). Just ensure that you protract strongly at the top of the movement. It's sort of like extra-locking-out the press.This is quite some relief, actually, as I was doing them trying to protract throughout the entire motion but really struggled to do so (which, of course, in my current just-having-started-GST-situation doesn't have to mean anything...). Plus it just felt kind of wrong.Do I - in the long run - aim for protraction through the entire (or at least greatest possible part of the) ROM though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Pavlovic Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 It should be depressed and protracted at the top and depressed and neutral at the bottom of pushup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Dano Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The main things you want to avoid at the bottom are the deltoids shrugging up towards the ears and winging of the scapula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Egebak Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The main things you want to avoid at the bottom are the deltoids shrugging up towards the ears and winging of the scapula.Winging of scapalae happens when one is not depressing hard enough right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajesh Bhat Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Cole, what does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Robertson Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Google Winged Scapula, it's pretty obvious if it's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Dano Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Winged scapula in push ups are when the medial edge of the scapula sticks up, it's very obvious when it happens. It's caused by a weak serratus anterior muscle which is mostly a protractor, but it also serves to keep the scaps 'glued' to the torso. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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