Guest guest Posted May 28, 1999 Report Share Posted May 28, 1999 A lot of women have problems with this posture because of the upper body strength it requires.<br>It will however develop , if you give it time.<br>One thing is to understand is that contrary to the traditional pushup ,in this posture the elbows are kept close to your sides and are not allowed to flare out.So ,if you attempt some cross training strengthening exercise, remember that your triceps should be heavily involved. e.g.do pushups with the elbows drawn in or do them with the elbows out to the side(that emphasises chest and shoulder development), and then do some separate triceps exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 1999 Report Share Posted June 17, 1999 I had to start by keeping my knees on the<br>floor, until I built up some triceps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 Hi PG<br><br>I have seen great success in lots of people who have had all sorts of problems with this pose by getting them to get a feeling that it CAN be done by starting from the floor. Lie flat on your front. Walk the toes under extending the heals away, pushing the back of the legs up towards the ceiling, the fronts of the thighs will now be off the floor. At the same time extend the chin forward, so that now you are extending away in two opposite directions.<br><br>With the hands placed so that the finger tips are about under the shoulders and the elbows tucked in beside the chest, while still pushing away with the heels in one direction, and the chin in the other, now apply light pressure on the palms of the hands to lift the hips and chest off the floor.<br><br>Once you know you can do it like this, holding for a few breaths, you should find putting it into the sun salutations a lot less intimidating, and probably after a week or so, it will all seem like a piece of cake.<br><br>Its not a question of upper body strength. Its more a matter of extending the body and thereby making yourself light. <br><br>Doing your regular astanga practice should provide you with plenty enough work for your upper body development.<br><br>J'espair que tout a bien passe a Montreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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