Cease Utilizing THIS Cue for Butterfly Pull-Ups!By Coach Travis Ewart
Consideration coaches and athletes! Do you endure from shoulder ache after doing butterfly pull-ups? Do you wish to stop ache and doable harm from doing this motion? Then STOP utilizing the cue “push your head by means of” as you progress by means of the downward section of butterfly pull-ups.
Once you cue somebody to “push their head by means of” as they’re coming down from the chin-over-bar place to into the underside, straight-arm hanging section of the butterfly pull-up, they will simply find yourself hitting that place with their shoulders rolled ahead in nearly a “move by means of” place. Once you hit that place underneath load after which switch into the following rep, it grinds onerous within the shoulder joint.
This Cue is Higher!
Strive utilizing, “maintain your chin up” as an alternative and all through all the motion. Which means on the chin-over-bar place of the rep, your chin must be pointed to the ceiling and simply above the bar as you come by means of the highest by means of the downward section. All the way in which down and into the following rep, your chin ought to nonetheless be pointed up. What this does is maintain the bar in entrance of you and maintain the shoulder down and within the appropriate place.
Watch the Video: This Cue Results in Harm in Butterfly Pull-Ups
Want to take heed to or watch this text as an alternative? Typically it helps to see what somebody is explaining so right here’s the video model the place I speak about why the “push your head by means of” cue is unhealthy on your shoulders. Then, I’ll provide the new cue all whereas demonstrating what I’m speaking about.
Good Gymnastics Coaching
Gymnastics is energy, sure. And, it is usually a talent. Expertise must be practiced so much. However all that working towards the identical motion — particularly in the event you’re not fairly robust sufficient to do it but and/otherwise you’re utilizing a poor motion sample to power it, can result in harm, frustration and finally burnout. The important thing to avoiding these items is having a sensible coach who can watch you (in particular person or by way of video evaluation) and customise for you, not just for progressing within the talent, but additionally to assist stop ache and harm; I do know I get tremendous excited to do that for any of my athletes who ask!
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