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yes at first it will be technical, but then it becomes a simple muscular pattern that your body will do and you will not need to think about it.

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Sazy Plew thanks for your share here, appreciate you weighing in. I agree with you remarks about habitual hyper extension. There is a difference between hyper extension and compression - hyper extension is based on average joint articulation, where as compression relates to increased pressure of the joint and potential over stretching of ligaments. Most people who hyper extend are not at risk for elbow injury in downward dog due to the trajectory of pressure - unlike the knee in triangle pose - the gravitation pressure and the weight of the torso are all creating a fulcrum point at the knee joint. This is less likely to be an issue at the elbows in down dog - and studies show that lack of tricep engagement can actually lead to shoulder impingement as well. What is important, to your point, is co-contracting the biceps as well as the triceps in order to maintain enough tension at the elbow joint which would avoid compression. Great subject to chat about thanks for bringing it up!

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Tim Bass Hey Tim; thanks for watching. This is always super confusing when the arms are over head but in anatomical terms “lateral” or external rotation is when the triceps go in. The best way to figure this out is to star with hands by your side in tadasana and exadurate external rotation then bring them up continuing the same rotation and then over head and keep the same rotation the whole way

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Depends - you have to be in tune with the sensation of compression and impingement - if you can maintain space in the joint then hyper flexion might be ok. On the other hand using gravity and repetitive actions is not recommended. We do down dog a lot so best to keep it neutral in my opinion

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It depends on how much probation you have - you could try hands wide, and turned out. If that still doesn’t work than I’d use pirouettes

@@TheYogiMatt than you for answering! If you hold your arms in a right angle with the palms facing each other, as if you were carrying a tray, and then turn your palm towards the floor, a full pronation would be 90 degrees. My right hand stops after turning 30-40 degrees, less than half the way. I shared your video with friends who do handstand and muscle ups, they love your descriptions!

Keeping the scapulae down while doing overhead movements (like with the downward dog) can cause shoulder impingement. Elevating (or shrugging) the scapulae can prevent this from happening.

If I spent this video telling you where each bit of information came from it would be 30 minutes long and you would never watch it. BKS iyengar is responsible for many great alignment ideas, yes respect to him for that.

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I don't know for sure but from what I understand Parvatasana has the feet together instead of apart, so that would mean you wouldn't be stretching adductor magnus as much but rather you would stretch the outer hamstring line, maybe the Gluteus Maximus/IT band a but more. Typically it is hard to do hip flexion for most people with legs together, and easier when they are further apart. otherwise they dont seem much different to me, but I also dont know if there are specific alignment points to traditional ways of doing Parvatasana

good idea to video yourself doing the pose - and try it without being in downward dog as well - I have another video that goes over this action without being in down dog.when videoing go back and forth a few times between depression and elevation of your shoulders and see if you can see a difference when you watch the video

Hi sure, “Should be” where did you learn that, and did they tell you WHY your shoulders should be away from your ears in “every asana”? In ballet the aesthetic is to have shoulders away from the ears at all times. That has creeped its way into yoga, and in yoga you are weight baring - in ballet you aren’t hanging out in down dog or head stand, forearm stand, handstand. That’s a major distinction. Also in ballet 5th position the upper arm bones are not usually vertical - the elbows are bent creating an oval like shape. The reason that’s important is because it’s the relationship at the shoulder joint

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Teres minor and infraspinatus

Yes that’s why I made this video, to clarify the anatomy of why you would want to upward rotate your shoulders when arms are over head. You can look up scapulohumeral rhythm so you aren’t just taking my word for it. You can also look up how shoulder impingement happens.

What’s the source for “shoulders should remain down”? You can open any Antony book and look at where the supraspinatus and bursa are. Then you can ask any physical therapist about how to maintain the subacromium interval when the arms are over head. Or you can look up scapulo-humeral rhythm. While I’d love to claim discovery of this knowledge - shouder impingement and causes of it are widely known. This is not an eye opener for someone that has researched the glenohumeral joint, it’s only an eye opener if you have not.

Jayshree Davé it’s a great question and in short forearm can rotate the opposite direction of the upper arm in order to balance out the radial ulnar joint. It’s not necessarily bad either way but this is the next step

LolaH I am just glad you have come across it now