HS/PE1 iM

Hi,
I kind of thought I had reached the required form, until I studied the course video closer. The athlete in the video is able to reach past a 180 degree position between the upper body and the arms, where the hands are clearly behind the head. In the video below, I am not able to reach clearly behind my head. What do you think of the current ROM? 
 

 

HI Viktor, not so bad as you think. 

Now, the goal is the 180°, NO MATTER THE WEIGTH OR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HANDS.

this means that the range of motion comes first. so:

first: reduce the weigth to a minimum of 1 kg;

second: increase the distance between the hands.

adjust the previous points until you can reach 180° of shoulder flexion then:

1) reduce the grip until you can reach shoulder distance without losing the 180° of shoulder flexion;

2)once you can hold it for 10'' INCREASE THE WEIGTH and first a new hands distance where you can perform a 180° shoulder flexion;

3)return to point 1.

Thanks for the additional progression tips. In the video above, I am using 2.5kg and hands are approximately shoulder width apart. Two questions:

1. Where am I still falling short what comes to mastery?
2. When the courses say that a move should use a weighted bar, what is the weight that I should build towards before moving to the next move? Is 2.5kg additional weight enough?

HI Viktor, the range of motion you are showing is ok. Coach SOmmer suggests beginning with 1 kg bar then build up to 10% of you BW.

Thanks a lot @Alessandro Mainente!