stormcrow
Level 5 Valued Member
Greetings everyone,
I've been a follower of Pavel for a few years now, own 2 kettlebells, and have always been fascinated with bodyweight feats and strength. My question has to do with the 1-arm push up. I'm sure all of you are familiar with Bruce Lee's famous 1-arm/2-finger push up. If you haven't seen it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WCQGghedDM
It looks to me that his arm is about a 90 degree angle to his body. We are always taught to keep our elbow in and avoid "flaring out" to prevent injury. My main question is this: I would like to start practicing 1-arm push ups like Mr. Lee (but with my whole hand), is this going to be bad for my shoulder? If I actively engage my lats and try to pull myself down will the shoulder still be protected at that angle? Was Bruce wrong to do them this way? Thank you!
I've been a follower of Pavel for a few years now, own 2 kettlebells, and have always been fascinated with bodyweight feats and strength. My question has to do with the 1-arm push up. I'm sure all of you are familiar with Bruce Lee's famous 1-arm/2-finger push up. If you haven't seen it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WCQGghedDM
It looks to me that his arm is about a 90 degree angle to his body. We are always taught to keep our elbow in and avoid "flaring out" to prevent injury. My main question is this: I would like to start practicing 1-arm push ups like Mr. Lee (but with my whole hand), is this going to be bad for my shoulder? If I actively engage my lats and try to pull myself down will the shoulder still be protected at that angle? Was Bruce wrong to do them this way? Thank you!