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Started by PrimalMove, December 31, 2015 · 3 Replies · 118 Views
Last week I posted a question asking about the form required for HBP PE2. How Does one protract, depress, and keep from winging the scapula? These are my last 2 sessions... My boss, a physical therapist, keeps telling me I am wrong and that the protraction is causing me to have weakness.
Last Week: https://youtu.be/UTK-1JsuBiA
You should only protract at the top! Let your scapula move naturally through the rest of the movement unless they wing. More experienced members should be able to confirm this (I think Zach said this).
What Vanny said.
Make sure your elbows aren't behind your wrists at the bottom. If they go too far back it turns into a tricep extension instead of a push up - way harder. They should be directly above the wrists at the bottom. Learned that the hard way. and chest to the floor every rep 
Also, you can tell your boss that we aren't working towards a bench press. We are working towards pseudo planche push up next and finally a hollow back press, which I'm not sure are even possible without protraction.
Thanks guys!