Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 too many chaturangas kill me. i'm female 37 tight in the shoulders. after about the 10th chaturanga my shoulders feel tense as hell. after that point i modify otherwise the rest of my practice that day is seriously effected. i love going through all the poses and my body can do that 5 days a week. but w/ all the chaturangas i find i can only practice every other day so my shoulders can recover. this just doesn't seem right. i've been told to not lower my shoulders below my elbows -- keep the shoulders above the elbows. don't go down all the way. but i find this really difficult. maybe i just don't have the upper body strength. what can i do to modify chaturanga -- knees chest chin? why is this happening? is it necessary to do jump thrus after every asana? should i add some weight-training to my practice? thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 ashtangayoga, clk0893 <no_reply> wrote: > too many chaturangas kill me. i'm female 37 tight in the shoulders. > after about the 10th chaturanga my shoulders feel tense as hell. > after that point i modify otherwise the rest of my practice that day > is seriously effected. i love going through all the poses and my body > can do that 5 days a week. but w/ all the chaturangas i find i can > only practice every other day so my shoulders can recover. this just > doesn't seem right. i've been told to not lower my shoulders below my > elbows -- keep the shoulders above the elbows. don't go down all the > way. but i find this really difficult. maybe i just don't have the > upper body strength. what can i do to modify chaturanga -- knees > chest chin? why is this happening? is it necessary to do jump thrus > after every asana? should i add some weight-training to my practice? > thanks!!! hi i had same problem when i started, i had no upper body strength, i started to do shoulder press on the weights machine and found chaturanga much much easier also Urdhva Dhanurasana, which i found impossible before. also where are you positioning your hands in chaturanga?if they are too far forward or back this can make life much harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 I used to have problem like that in chaturanga. People told me to modify and bring my knees down first. And I did NOT do it. I just kept practicing the normal sequence. Recently, my shoulders started to open up and my chaturanga is SOO much better. And back bending is better too. I would just keep going. Some days will be harder, but it will come together. As you lower into chaturanga think about pulling the shoulders back towards your butt. It is hard and may take time, but one day you will get it and it will feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 I had the same thing too. In fact, when I first started I had pain in my wrists, then my forearms, then my shoulders and then it moved to my back and neck. Eventually it went. I've been practising for 2 years and only now don't get pain in sun salutations / chaturangas. Like the man says, 'Do your practice and all is coming' ashtangayoga, "logan8erry" <logan8erry> wrote: > ashtangayoga, clk0893 <no_reply> wrote: > > too many chaturangas kill me. i'm female 37 tight in the shoulders. > > after about the 10th chaturanga my shoulders feel tense as hell. > > after that point i modify otherwise the rest of my practice that > day > > is seriously effected. i love going through all the poses and my > body > > can do that 5 days a week. but w/ all the chaturangas i find i can > > only practice every other day so my shoulders can recover. this > just > > doesn't seem right. i've been told to not lower my shoulders below > my > > elbows -- keep the shoulders above the elbows. don't go down all > the > > way. but i find this really difficult. maybe i just don't have the > > upper body strength. what can i do to modify chaturanga -- knees > > chest chin? why is this happening? is it necessary to do jump thrus > > after every asana? should i add some weight-training to my > practice? > > thanks!!! > > hi i had same problem when i started, i had no upper body strength, i > started to do shoulder press on the weights machine and found > chaturanga much much easier also Urdhva Dhanurasana, which i found > impossible before. > > also where are you positioning your hands in chaturanga?if they are > too far forward or back this can make life much harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 thanks for that advice! what is the shoulder press?? ashtangayoga, "logan8erry" <logan8erry> wrote: > ashtangayoga, clk0893 <no_reply> wrote: > > too many chaturangas kill me. i'm female 37 tight in the shoulders. > > after about the 10th chaturanga my shoulders feel tense as hell. > > after that point i modify otherwise the rest of my practice that > day > > is seriously effected. i love going through all the poses and my > body > > can do that 5 days a week. but w/ all the chaturangas i find i can > > only practice every other day so my shoulders can recover. this > just > > doesn't seem right. i've been told to not lower my shoulders below > my > > elbows -- keep the shoulders above the elbows. don't go down all > the > > way. but i find this really difficult. maybe i just don't have the > > upper body strength. what can i do to modify chaturanga -- knees > > chest chin? why is this happening? is it necessary to do jump thrus > > after every asana? should i add some weight-training to my > practice? > > thanks!!! > > hi i had same problem when i started, i had no upper body strength, i > started to do shoulder press on the weights machine and found > chaturanga much much easier also Urdhva Dhanurasana, which i found > impossible before. > > also where are you positioning your hands in chaturanga?if they are > too far forward or back this can make life much harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 ashtangayoga, clk0893 <no_reply> wrote: > thanks for that advice! what is the shoulder press?? > hi, shoulder press is a weights machine that you sit on and lift weight above your head by pushing it upwards, if you dont have access to such a machine you can do it just as easily with free weights, say 1.5 kilo to start with, nice and light. stand with a weight in each hand, knees slightly bent, back straight, have your arms bent, palms facing fowards and weights at shoulder level, push up gently above your head(dont arch your back) lower back down to start position, do 12-15 reps or less if you cant manage that many, repeat this 3 times. you will probably find that your shoulders will ache while doing it, but if you feel any pain at all stop!you are not meant to feel pain, when you get used to doing this gradually increase either the amount of reps you do each time or slightly increase the weight. i found this to be very helpful in strengthening my shoulder muscles which were practically non-existant. if you have any doubt at all about the technique ask a qualified gym instructor. its seems a bit strange that your shoulders get more tense as your practise goes on, because even if i feel really stiff and know i have overdone it the next day, at the time of practise i get looser and looser as i go along, maybe you should see your doctor and get your shoulders checked out just to be safe. anyway good luck and hope my advice can help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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