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BH elbow height musings |
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blahness
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Posted: 03/16/2019 at 11:10pm |
I've learnt in various strength training tutorials that it is bad to do pressing movements with the hands in a very pronated position, to avoid impingement at the shoulder joints.
Recently I've been experimenting with the BH stroke structure, and found that if we raise our elbow, with the arm not yet supinated, it will lead to the exact same vulnerable position where impingement can happen. There is a type of chiquita which involves this exact movement which is potentially quite unhealthy. After much experimenting it seems much better if we don't raise our elbow during the Chiquita, rather we rotate the body anticlockwise so that the elbow is in front but at the same height (ie not raising it upwards!). For the normal BH loop it's the same principle imo, I believe a lower elbow height is healthier for the shoulder joint. For me the most comfortable height is in between the chest and waist during the backswing (when the arm is more pronated), but may be different for other people depending on body build.
Edited by blahness - 03/16/2019 at 11:15pm |
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