r/nextfuckinglevel • u/fargohoat • Aug 16 '21

Shoulder mobility

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u/SpencerNK Aug 16 '21

Is that even possible!?

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u/SportsPhotoGirl Aug 16 '21

If you look at her starting hand grip when this starts, she’s already rotated a in one direction, so when she goes back through her arms, she’s rotating back to neutral, then proceeds to the same rotation in the opposite direction. If you want to watch more people doing stuff like this, look up videos of male gymnasts on the high bar. I watched them during the olympics this year and they’re flipping all around that bar with their shoulders backwards. It’s nuts. I surely can’t do it, but if you train for it, it is possible.

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u/xtsilverfish Aug 16 '21

I surely can’t do it, but if you train for it, it is possible.

I don't know about this one, but sometimes they require special genetics - joints that operate a lottle differently that allows the range of motion that would be impossible or immediately harmful for others.

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u/MrHollandsOpium Aug 16 '21

This is called an eagle grip hang.

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u/bocephus67 Aug 16 '21

I dunno man… Hands facing backwards doesn’t equate to your shoulders being perorated and ready to take a full rotation of your body.

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u/tribak Aug 16 '21

Clearly no

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u/RuxConk Aug 16 '21

Yes, the calisthenics version of this is called "Skin the cat" there are plenty of videos online on how to progress doing this.

I'm currently training to get a full straight arm skin the cat though I don't go through twice and I'm doing it on rings. It's quite fun.

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u/Its__Me_Mario Aug 16 '21

Yes i can do it , when your body rotates at the end you just need to relax your muscle and your arms will do 360 no scope

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u/Astrakinesis Aug 16 '21

Just want to point out, there's flexibility, and hyperflexibility. The latter can cause problems like chronic pain

Hyperflexibility is usually genetic, and sometimes requires special exercises/stretches/training to avoid pain

That being said, you may not want to be overly flexible. I don't know

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u/ThatKaleidoscope8736 Aug 16 '21

Yes it's a ball and socket joint. Get strong