Planche question in regards to the back lever.

[nbraun198]

I can do a lot of pseudo planche pushups with feet elevated at shoulder height, I can hold an advanced tuck planche for 25 - 35s last time i checked. I can hold a full planche against the wall for a few seconds and on parallettes with 1 leg out and a lot of effort. I don't feel very much strain in my shoulders, mostly my back. I can only do a back lever with 1 leg out though and again, it requires a lot of effort.

Would it be logical to think that i could only do the planche if i am able to do the back lever? I was thinking that this would be quite a logical thing to think. I seriously regret skipping out on the back lever. I can do the front lever for a while, but that DOESNT HELP MY PLANCHE!!!

I would just like opinions on this.

Thanks

[Blairbob]

In GB, it is reccomended to train the BL as a step towards the planche.

Perhaps this is because the body position should be similar. Basically the body is facing to the ground. I don't feel BL in my anterior core but I think some of my boys have said BL has made their stomach sore when attempting it.

It makes me think that the FL is just the inversion of a planche. Hands are in front of the body but you're inverted.

I've been thinking that both FL/BL require pull strength but work on different parts of the core (anterior/posterior). However, I may just be overthinking this. However, FL in GB seem to get classified as more of a core strength element I thought.

[braindx]

Let's see a video of it.

If you're hitting mostly the back there's probably something wrong with your form. If you're arching any at all this in incorrect. Focus on exaggerated hollow position.

[Razz]

Pretty sure Coach Sommer described one or more similar stories where the only key to the planche was their weak lower backs because they already had the shoulder strength

edited *coached=Coach Sommer*

[nbraun198]

I am glad to hear that what i was thinking could be possible. I just thought that it was too coincidental that i could the the tuck planche and the tuck back lever, but nothing else. Then when I progressed to the advanced tuck back lever later that week, i could hold the advanced tuck planche with relative ease. Now i can do the one leg back lever, but i stress a lot and i can do the 1 leg plache (almost, not completely horizontal).

hmmm good to know.