< strong>The risk of parallel bar support!
The parallel bar push-up has always been considered a good training exercise. It can help us develop upper limb strength and improve the coordination of the whole body.
However, there are also Many people experience shoulder discomfort or even injuries when doing parallel bar push-ups
It is precisely because the risk of shoulder injury is too high that many trainers and coaches do not recommend doing this action frequently
Eric Cressey, a well-known physical fitness coach in Major League Baseball, mentioned on his personal website that the parallel bar push-up will always be his It is not a sport used by baseball pitchers or players in sports where the hands are raised above the head (tennis, swimming, volleyball...).
The parallel bar brace will bring the humerus to an angle close to the extension limit during the eccentric descent stage, which will put the shoulder in a very unstable state, especially Athletes who raise their hands above their heads, or baseball pitchers who already have a lot of shoulder external rotation during sports, and who repeatedly perform shoulder hyperextension in parallel bars, will easily cause so-called shoulder external rotation. Anterior Shoulder Instability.
And if the rotator cuff (Rotator Cuff) and scapular stability are not very In a good situation, you can only rely entirely on the protection of the long head of the biceps tendon and the glenohumeral ligaments to prevent the humeral head from causing forward dislocation (Popping Forward; Anterior Dislocation) injury. Under repeated parallel bar push-up movements again and again, these tendons and ligaments will be forced to lengthen, which will cause relaxation of the anterior capsule (Anterior Capsule) and humeral tendons of the shoulder joint, or in the case of overuse. Degradation occurs below.
The well-known major league pitcher Johan Santana suffered from shoulder joint injuries due to long-term practice and competition. It was unstable forward and the joint capsule was loose, which is one of the very famous examples of anterior capsule suture (Anterior Capsule Plication).
Although the tightness of the joint capsule was restored after the operation, in order to be able to catch the pitched ball backwardsThe feeling of pulling the bow is still a long way to recovery. Or the situation is even worse and has caused a labrum tear (Labrum Tear), which is called a terminal illness for pitchers.
The extreme extension state of the humerus when the parallel bar support body is eccentrically downward is very similar to that of a pitcher due to long-term overextension. Symptoms of forward instability of the shoulder joint caused by external rotation of the shoulder in the pitching posture. It's even worse if you're using a bench to do parallel bar pushups, because the action of placing your hands on the bench stretches your shoulder joints before you start the eccentric downward movement.
Conclusion:
1. It is definitely not a good choice to let athletes in overhead events operate parallel bar body movements.
2. For average adults, if you do not have good posture, excellent rotator cuff function, and good shoulder girdle stability, then you may not be suitable for this action. If you have Not to mention a history of shoulder injuries.
3. Especially if you have acromioclavicular joint (Acromioclavicular) pain or chronic pain in this area, you should stay away from this movement.
4. This action is not recommended to anyone, because if your purpose is to train chest and triceps, you will have better action choices