Long forearm

[bigDman]

Well I have a couple questions
1) When you put your elbows up like you just finished a clean how far behind your head do your hands go?

My whole and like an inch of my wrist go behind my head which seems pretty long and I think it really hurts my ability to get into the racked position of the clean.

So the reason I really posted this thread was to find out if there is anything I can do to make my wrist more flexible or fix something so that I can successfully rack a clean or front squat with a clean grip or am I just screwed cause I have long forearms?

[GqArtguy]

Originally Posted by bigDman

Well I have a couple questions
1) When you put your elbows up like you just finished a clean how far behind your head do your hands go?

My whole and like an inch of my wrist go behind my head which seems pretty long and I think it really hurts my ability to get into the racked position of the clean.

So the reason I really posted this thread was to find out if there is anything I can do to make my wrist more flexible or fix something so that I can successfully rack a clean or front squat with a clean grip or am I just screwed cause I have long forearms?

Wait, youre saying that when you rack a clean, your hands are behind your head? That doesnt make sense.

[ninja]

Wouldn't that result in severe head trauma/death?

[umass]

It sounds like you may need to widen your grip a bit.

[bigDman]

Originally Posted by GqArtguy

Wait, youre saying that when you rack a clean, your hands are behind your head? That doesnt make sense.

when i do it without the bar and dont bend my wrist :-P

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by bigDman

when i do it without the bar and dont bend my wrist :-P

BigD,
I know exactly what you are saying. If I get in the final position of a clean, with upper arm about parallel to the floor, my hands are behind my head. It's a bitch doing front squats and cleans and really hurts my wrists.

[GqArtguy]

Originally Posted by bigDman

when i do it without the bar and dont bend my wrist :-P

So does mine. But in order for that to happen, my elbows have to be very high, much higher than they are for a clean and much narrower at that.

[bigDman]

Originally Posted by GqArtguy

So does mine. But in order for that to happen, my elbows have to be very high, much higher than they are for a clean and much narrower at that.

with my elbows parrellel at shoulder width my hand and like 2 inches of my forearm are behind my head.

Does anyone have any exersizes to help wrist flexibility

[MindPower]

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Good question, I have the same problem......

[dos]

Originally Posted by bigDman

when i do it without the bar and dont bend my wrist :-P

Just about everyone's wrists go back further than their neck when you try to get in this position without weight....just try it. With a bar in your hands, it would be impossible to have your hands behind your head since the bar needs to be in front right? Extending your hands (opening fingers) will help shorten this distance but there only so much you can do. Could be some David Blaine stuff I guess but in general this wouldn't make sense. If you have a huge upper arm-lower arm length difference then all the wrist flexibility exercises in the world won't help.

[bigDman]

Originally Posted by dos

Just about everyone's wrists go back further than their neck when you try to get in this position without weight....just try it. With a bar in your hands, it would be impossible to have your hands behind your head since the bar needs to be in front right? Extending your hands (opening fingers) will help shorten this distance but there only so much you can do. Could be some David Blaine stuff I guess but in general this wouldn't make sense. If you have a huge upper arm-lower arm length difference then all the wrist flexibility exercises in the world won't help.

so theres nothing you can really do. Even though do you think you could point me in the direction of some wrist streches i feel if i get my wrist a little more flexible the postion will be more managble

[jrak]

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[Lisa~]

Wrist Extensor Stretch: Straighten your right arm out in front of you, palm down. Point your fingers towards floor. Use your left hand to mildly stretch the right wrist further; slowly rotate right fingers to point away from your body; a mild comfortable stretch should be felt through the top of your forearm. Stretch the other forearm.

Wrist Flexor Stretch: Straighten your right arm out in front of you, palm up. Bend your wrist backwards, pointing your fingers toward the floor. Use your left hand to mildly stretch the bending wrist further; a mild, comfortable stretch should be felt through the bottom of your forearm.

Prayer Stretch: Place your fingers (but not your palms) together in front of your face. Slowly move your hands down from eye level to chest level; slowly rotate fingers to point towards your chest; a mild, comfortable stretch should be felt your fingers, hands and wrists.

[bigDman]

thanks lisa

[Lisa~]

Sure.

I hope they help!

[Lisa~]

bigDman, Here are a couple more that might be even better for your particular situation.

You could do this one against a bench too. You wouldn't have to kneel on the floor.

[bigDman]

thanks lisa ill be doing these ill let you know how it goes