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Why is Wall Handstand Pushup So Much Harder than Pullup?
Because your lats are the largest muscles in your upper body (and pull-ups recruit biceps, lower traps, and rhomboids to some extent), and your deltoids are quite small in comparison. So naturally, ...
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Moving tongue to the back to prime explosive back strength?
Supposedly putting the tongue on the roof of the mouth activates the trigeminal nerve which causes your neck muscles to stiffen and stabilize the neck.
There was a study published in 2014 that turned ...
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What happens when we start externally rotating our legs when squatting?
You're trying to force your legs into unnatural positions, and it shouldn't be surprising that it feels difficult and that your range of motion is limited.
The motion you have described, trying to ...
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What happens when we start externally rotating our legs when squatting?
External rotation engages the hip extensors. Descending in the squat requires hip flexion, so engaging the hip extensors is one way to slow and control your descent.
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How is a parallete planche changed by bending the elbows?
They both use predominantly the shoulders and a bit of chest. The main difference between a planche and a 90° hold is that with planche using straight arms, the point of contact with the floor is ...
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