I think I'm finally starting to understand this movement and how it should feel. As you will see in the video, I obviously lack control, but I'd like feedback on this for moving forward. Good form? Enough flexion? Enough lean? Etc. I had trouble uploading, let me know if there is trouble watching.
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PE1 - iM form check
Started by Jason Dupree, May 9, 2015 · 12 Replies · 396 Views
the upper body should be inclined forward to increase the weight over the traps.
do not do the mistake of extending the wrist upward to gain a couple of cm of shoulders flexion, wrists stay neutral.
What about flexion? Is this enough to pass mastery if I lean more and fix the hands? I'm finding it hard to get more ROM, even in passive stretching.
-lean forward
-lift the bar without wrists extension
-check the flexion on the correct position.
evaluate the shoulders rom from the current video it is impossible because the traps basically are not working
I'm not sure I understand your meaning on your last point... But I videoed again, leaning and keeping straight wrists. I also made sure I felt it in my traps (I felt them in original video, but not as much as here). The ROM though I feel is still lacking. With traps focused, this is the extent of my active flexibility.
check it out the shoulders flexion angle that you need to hold (red) and the line your are holding (green).
Very clear. It also frustrates me because I've been working on this for so long. Here is what I'll do: continue with this form, focusing on getting ever closer to the red line. And keep stretching. I'll post a passive stretch check in the stretch forum to make sure I'm going about it in the right way. Thank you
How's this for progress? Can only hold it for 5 seconds though, then I lose a few degrees.
Nice man, I like both the execution and your suffering 
5th set, last workout before deload. Maybe a little more time to spend here?
Beautiful form man!
Also, do you mind uploading a video/photo from back angle? It's really hard for me to imagine protracted scapula with this amount of shoulder flexion. I got to have a look 
Looks good, Jason.
Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer
Alessandro Mainente said:check it out the shoulders flexion angle that you need to hold (red) and the line your are holding (green).
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Would the red line constitute mastery. I.e 180' of flexion or does it need to be like in the course video which looks like shoulders are open past 180'?