Is it Bad to Flare Your Elbows? Best Shoulder Plane for Push-ups

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[@biff_handstands]

Thanks Simon, you always come with great knowledge and a balanced perspective👍💪🙏🤸

[@calisthenicsindia8498]

Big question answered .

[@auliaaliyev4759]

The truth has been spoken!

[@PullupDip]

Your content is so helpful, high quality

[@NaturalBloom7]

Well done. Very helpful

[@evder2825]

Like your English pronunciation, I learning English and calisthenics by ur videos, 👍👍 thanks man, u are greatest in KZbin ⭐⭐⭐

[@ironhoofify]

Thanks, have Wonder this for a long time.

[@antonaloysius1124]

This is why I subscribed , high quality content Great job Simon

[@sldenn5303]

When you extended your shoulders, it made me wince! Making me nervous! 😆

[@alanlyngdoh7883]

Not yet finished the video but I know it's gonna be 🔥🔥🔥

[@adammesheia]

man i feel like answer should always go where there is no bad pain and you see results. i have had time where i trained with flared elbows and times when elbows are fully tucked, i find it it depends on the exricess, angle how my shoulders/ elbow are feeling with that said, what i find most effective for me and my clients just like video described the middle of both extremes.(although my form is closer to fully tucked)

[@jimmy64224]

I only have pain in my shoulders when my elbows are rotated in. When my elbows are flared out more 90 degrees, then I have front delt pain. 🤔

[@EugeneMatlin]

Very informative video, thank you very much 🙏

[@shyamdubal6719]

Topic on shoulder mobility

[@subro3439]

you are good ...good information

[@mloops]

Thanks bro, this is helpful. i'm trying to include at least some form of workout in my daily routine to strengthen my body calisthenics, this helps ^v^

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Simonster!

[@jonathonshaw6688]

Great content, thank you

[@braveneikonic2231]

Solid advice Simon. Do you play golf? Would love to discuss some advanced elbow and knee patterns with you some time. All the best. Braven

[@blurghgitty3000]

I've always experienced the opposite result which is why I've been looking into this. When I first started working out I always did my pushups and bench presses with my elbows flared out and I felt like I could never activate my chest properly and I was getting everything in my shoulders and triceps. From there I switched over to the tucked elbow approach and I almost exclusively feel it in my chest, so rather than my shoulders giving out causing me to end my set it's actually my chest calling it quits. That said everywhere I look everyone says it's the opposite of what I'm experiencing and I'm not sure what I should do about that. I know it's probably best for every individual to do it based on their own personal experience and how it feels for them but it's also making me second guess whether or not I'm doing it a less efficient way for the results I want. Like maybe Flared out is better for chest activation but I'm somehow doing something else wrong in the setup or the movement that's causing me to get undesired results that I do better when my elbows are tucked.

[@AdrianTregoning]

03:38 , what is that move called? Incredible. That must take years to master. Good video, always wondered about this - the elbows that is.

[@akrite758]

90 degree push up

[@Leo-Crespi]

you are a monster, in a good way. w o w

[@nagulia]

I learned a lot and I really want strength like this. I’ve always had weak muscles starting at my arm pit down my sides(not sure of the actual name) the man wings lol

[@khamzarauan1132]

Latissimus dorsi I think. But using "Lats" is appropriate.

[@TheHabibOfMankind]

Train pull ups and rows and you’ll get wings in no time

[@MrKrueger88]

Just start training them , and soon enough you'll double your strength in no time . It's not that hard , you see great initial results with short workouts . 👍😊😁

[@nagulia]

Wish he had a press handstand tutorial

[@Jo_iiii]

Elbows flaring out "can injure your rotator cuffs overtime" "do any form as long as it's not painful" Didn't you literally just said it's bad for the rotator cuffs? Most videos about this topic are like non-answere to "should you flare your elbows out?" Fitness gurus always say to keep it tucked in, always citing the rotator cuffs injury, but then you get this other group of people who always had elbows flared out their entire lives without injury. And I'm wondering, what was the point of citing a rotator cuff injury if it all depends on your anatomy, strength, and 'goals'? You literally could've just said: "Flared out elbows may not be good for some people because it leads rotator cuff injuries." Because now I'm wondering if this was all just a bunch of bs and you can actually avoid the injuries by virtue of getting stronger.

[@hamkaka21]

plz show animations what u want to say

[@xCorvus7x]

How does the shot-put fit into this discussion? The technical requirements include flaring your elbow almost above 90 degrees for valid, or perhaps more effective, movement. I naively doubt the Olympic comittees would demand strictly unhealthy things but what about inpingement there?

[@dade_23]

When I do dips I experience pain by my collarbone/traps when I get to the top of the movement. It prevents me from doing the exercise and I wonder am I doing something wrong. Any idea what it might be and how I should move forward ? Should I take a break on dips until the pain goes away ?

[@richardgallo5061]

take care you're not flaring your elbows, maybe lean a bit forward, and do a hollow body position, you could also use rings, they are my go to choice as they will adapt to your body joints

[@travispagent937]

What are you doing them on? Parallel Parralettes? Have you tried rings so the arms can be in a more comfortable position

[@tushar5947]

Bro this happened with me 1 year ago let me tell this in brief 1 year ago I started calisthenics with full motivation I use to do 100 push ups in total resting 30 sec and then doing bench dips or normal dips , as much I fatigue but... It was my mistake I use to get hard soreness in my shoulder but I use to think it's just muscle but actually it was front part of my shoulder which was getting affected and slowly one day I feel something in my shoulder I ignored coz some I got some foolish tips from surrounding then after some say hard poping started and something grinding was there in my shoulder then I left calisthenics when it was increasing more and more than after 8 months now I have started again but I don't even try dips and bench dips I try to do something else for tricep I think solution is "" our shoulder mobility is bad so u should lean when doing dips lean and make proper posture then go for dips search how to do dips they will teach u but for my safety I don't do dips only varitions of push up and tricep extension

[@dade_23]

@@richardgallo5061 thanks for the advice, I’ll definitely try it when I do my next upper body exercise. I have rings but I’ve been doing my exercises at the outdoor park gym.

[@dade_23]

@@travispagent937 I’ve been doing them on dip bars at the local outdoor park but considering the fact that rings will adjust to my joints and make me feel more comfortable. I’ll definitely try it