Flexability
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Flexability
by Alex on Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:11 pm
If trying to touch your shoulders a la hitting a Double Biceps pose, what do you think is the more limiting factor; Bicep Peak or Tricep Length.
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Re: Flexability
by simon m on Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:26 pm
kp1512 wrote:hmm bulk on the bicep head Id said
Must be, my Dad's got huge biceps and cannot touch his shoulders.
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Re: Flexability
by Rab on Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:41 pm
A combination of bicep length and size/peak
I have very short biceps and will always be able to touch my shoulders i think, unless i grow 19 inch arms which aint going to happen.
I have very short biceps and will always be able to touch my shoulders i think, unless i grow 19 inch arms which aint going to happen.
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Re: Flexability
by Alex on Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:47 pm
Me too but I'm miles away from touching my shoulders now.
I've even notice it when wasing my face and hair now, pretty much since the Epistane!
Thinking I might have to train them down...
I've even notice it when wasing my face and hair now, pretty much since the Epistane!
Thinking I might have to train them down...
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Re: Flexability
by Rab on Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:50 pm
Alex wrote:Thinking I might have to train them down...
haha
Good one alex....
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Re: Flexability
by Alex on Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:59 pm
Rab wrote:Alex wrote:Thinking I might have to train them down...
haha
Good one alex....
Yeah...
Combination of that and maybe shoulders growing and losing flexability there as well.
To put this into perpective, if I put my hands on my ears my Biceps are at full contraction!
I think higher reps and detailing may be the answer and grow some Triceps.
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Re: Flexability
by Canuck on Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:35 pm
How is your relaxed pose, do you:
- have hyperextension at the elbow joint
- have neutral length (arm can be placed into bony block - no hyper-extension)
- have slight flexion on relaxed arms (should be able to activate the triceps to get full extension - only 5-10deg left)
This can help tell you whether or not significant muscle imbalance exists at the elbow joint
- have hyperextension at the elbow joint
- have neutral length (arm can be placed into bony block - no hyper-extension)
- have slight flexion on relaxed arms (should be able to activate the triceps to get full extension - only 5-10deg left)
This can help tell you whether or not significant muscle imbalance exists at the elbow joint
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Re: Flexability
by Alex on Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:49 pm
The latter, slight flexation.
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Re: Flexability
by Morba on Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:33 am
I can put all fingers on my shoulders and not really be flexing, arms are around 18".
do you have small feet? isnt the length of your forearm (from elbow crease to wrist) the same as your foot size?
I have long forarms (i think) for my height.
do you have small feet? isnt the length of your forearm (from elbow crease to wrist) the same as your foot size?
I have long forarms (i think) for my height.
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Re: Flexability
by Alex on Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:04 pm
I'm fairly small jointed and framed so my arms being just under 18" is pretty big for me.
I've never been that flexable anyway
I've never been that flexable anyway
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Re: Flexability
by Dtlv74 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:15 pm
I can post some pics of some effective shoulder stretches if anyone is interested...?
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Re: Flexability
by Alex on Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:26 pm
Dtlv74 wrote:I can post some pics of some effective shoulder stretches if anyone is interested...?
I would for sure.
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Re: Flexability
by Dtlv74 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:52 pm
Alex wrote:Dtlv74 wrote:I can post some pics of some effective shoulder stretches if anyone is interested...?
I would for sure.
Sorry having a dense moment... how do I upload images directly from my PC?
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Re: Flexability
by Morba on Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:17 pm
you will need to host them online somewhere, your ISP would have given you some free space im sure. please dont use one of those useless american hosts like imageshack!
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