Connor Davies Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 If anyone was looking for a rather disturbing winged scapula, here it is! I didn't need to see that.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Lawrance Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I didn't need to see that....It's great, turn him on his side and you have a cup holder! Heck even mix your salad on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC DUPONT Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Baby angel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiTi Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 this video explains all the scaptula positions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBmIKLvDyEU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavio85 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Images of the muscles involved in shoulder/scapular depression (at the end of the video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dEQ_pdnMpk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Brothers Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 You will almost always see it unless you are heavily muscled, but there should not be a gap that you can stick your finger into between the shoulder blade and your ribs. Google "winging scapula" and check the images to see what it looks like.What about us that have hyper-mobility in our shoulders/scapular? I have always been able to chicken wing very well and no amount of serratus work has ever changed anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Sundelin Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 In side lever, is one scapula elevated, and one depressed? And how about protracted/retracted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 In side lever, is one scapula elevated, and one depressed? And how about protracted/retracted?Yes, one elevated, one depressed-- one straight arm pushing, one pulling. It ends up pretty much neutral, but that's the action you want to be actively activating.Protracted/retracted? Neutral I think, never thought about it, not really important. Definitely important in side lever pulls, but I would expect not to need isolation cues to work those unless you are encountering a problem that is not explained by strength... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEagle Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Muscles that cause scapular motion Scapular elevation: Upper Trapezius, Levator Scapula, RhomboidScapular depression: Lower Trapezius, Pectoralis MinorScapular protraction: Serratus Anterior, Pectoralis MinorScapular retraction: Middle Trapezius, Rhomboid Scapular upward/lateral rotation: Lower Trapezius, Serratus Anterior, Upper TrapeziusScapular downward/medial rotation: Rhomboid, Pectoralis Minor, Levator Scapula As a side note and to be fair to the author(s), I found the above information here at this link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrono Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Muscles that cause scapular motion Scapular elevation: Upper Trapezius, Levator Scapula, RhomboidScapular depression: Lower Trapezius, Pectoralis MinorScapular protraction: Serratus Anterior, Pectoralis MinorScapular retraction: Middle Trapezius, Rhomboid Scapular upward/lateral rotation: Lower Trapezius, Serratus Anterior, Upper TrapeziusScapular downward/medial rotation: Rhomboid, Pectoralis Minor, Levator Scapula As a side note and to be fair to the author(s), I found the above information here at this link.I was sure that scapula depression engages the lats too !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keilani Gutierrez Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Scapula.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I was sure that scapula depression engages the lats too !!!I too have felt a lot of lat activation during depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrono Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 When someone says "your lower back is not hollowed " when im doing planche , does it mean my lower back is not flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keilani Gutierrez Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) When someone says "your lower back is not hollowed " when im doing planche , does it mean my lower back is not flat?to keep it consistent, if you aren't hollow, you aren't hollow. if you aren't in the same shape while supine(back to the floor) then when you're prone(abs to the floor, butt to the sky) chances are the position was lost. it gets even more complicated when you're suspended horizontally(like in a front lever or a planche, in your case.) Edited March 10, 2014 by KeilaniG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernardo Bisaku Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Thank you for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esh Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 How should the scapulae be during ring flies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyre Burner Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 How should the scapulae be during ring flies? I also would want to know this. Is it correct if I try to protract, but at lower position my scapula is winging a little? How should it be with scapula position when doing push up work? Is it good if doing all push ups with protracted scapula? It is quite difficult to me to get chest to the ground without winging scapula. Should I accept winging scapula or do without full ROM? Or stretch so much my shoulders? So is it necessary to protract all time during for example Straddle Planche Push Ups or PPP+? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Jefferys Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I seem to have really strong trapezius/levator scapulae muscles, because when I elevate during the handstand, my deltoids touch my ears and I fall over. A neutral position with a focus on static upper trapezius activation seems to be the most stable. Does anyone else think differently, and if so, why? Edited March 4, 2015 by Mercurial Flow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Jefferys Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 What about us that have hyper-mobility in our shoulders/scapular? I have always been able to chicken wing very well and no amount of serratus work has ever changed anything. I know you posted this ages ago, so you've probably discovered the answer, but my best guess would be that it's a rhomboid problem; not serratus anterior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 So just to clarify: what is the recommended scapula position during a bridge, and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Léo Aïtoulha Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Elevated and protracted. This is mandatory to have a good shoulder flexion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Mak Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 krel, that's an awesome avatar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Elevated and protracted. This is mandatory to have a good shoulder flexion.I understand elevated, but why protracted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keilani Gutierrez Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I understand elevated, but why protracted?stabilize the scapula against the ribcage, to what degree beats me, but it occurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 stabilize the scapula against the ribcage, to what degree beats me, but it occursBut wouldn't I get more overhead mobilisation by retracting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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