seiyafan Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Because of the hyper-extension of my elbow, during XR support and PL, should I strive for a visually straight arm with lots of control or push the way to the end? (I am talking about 10 degrees of hyper-extension) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alec_ar Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Im far from the most knowledgeable person to give you advice, but from what I know and being someone with pretty decent hyper-extension as well, I believe you are still required to fully lock the elbow out. Almost straight is still not 100% straight. Apparently hyper-extension can become a problem when training advanced strength skills, and maybe if you're abnormally hyper-extended, you should take things slower. But I for one always fully lock my elbows out when I train straight arm movements. Don't know if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Li Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I have some degree of hyperextension in my elbows too and I always lock my arms for straight arm work too. It is more difficult than having it slightly bent to look straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiyafan Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yeah, that's the problem. I feel that if I put a lot of weight on my locked elbow it's gonna snap and bones might pop out. The joint is just not strong enough to handle that much weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Lock out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Myers Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Yeah, that's the problem. I feel that if I put a lot of weight on my locked elbow it's gonna snap and bones might pop out. The joint is just not strong enough to handle that much weight.If you feel any pain, stop immediately and watch slizzardmans bicep tendon video. (its easy to find on youtube, just go to the slizzardman channel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiyafan Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Thanks. Actually I have been doing planche lean on rings with RTO and it felt pretty effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC DUPONT Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (...) it's gonna snap and bones might pop out. That would not be good... Please be careful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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