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Orcrist
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 Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:27 am Post subject: cross |
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| when i carry out the straight punch with my rear hand I have started to get a pain in my elbow is this due to stretching to much when i punch? any suggestions? |
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Thaiboxer
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Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Styles: Muay Thai
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:46 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like you are hyperextending your elbow. Your elbow should never be locked performing the punch.
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elbows_and_knees
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Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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Styles: thai boxing, grappling
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| does it happen when you spar, shadowbox or hit the bag? If it's the first two, yeah, you're most likely hyperextending. It's not hard to do when there is no target or when you are punching forcefully at a target, then it moves prior to impact... |
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bushido_man96
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Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, try not to lock your arm out completely when you punch.
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Orcrist
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| could you explain hyperextending a little more like how i should not do it. what do you mean by locking my elbow out? |
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bushido_man96
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: cross |
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When you punch, you can hyperextend the elbow by locking it out at the end of the technique. When you punch really fast and hard, you actually lock it past the point it should stop, hyperextending the joint, past its normal stopping point. This will cause a sharp little twinge in the elbow when you first do it, and if it lingers, or you keep doing it, when not in action it will present kind of a dull ache in your elbow.
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Orcrist
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| so how do i stop myself from doing this, do i actively keep it in mind when i train? |
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bushido_man96
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: cross |
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| Orcrist wrote: |
| so how do i stop myself from doing this, do i actively keep it in mind when i train? |
Lighten up your punching a bit, until you can get a feel for stopping the punch before locking your elbow. Once you get it figured out, speed it back up.
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patusai
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005
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Location: Chicago, Illiniois
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| Thaiboxer wrote: |
| Sounds like you are hyperextending your elbow. Your elbow should never be locked performing the punch. |
I agree FWIW |
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cathal
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Somthing else to consider is your training routine. If you are training for short periods of time this can be a factor. You should give your muscles some time to warm up, loosen up, and get used to the repetition. If you're doing that already, then great.
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on the post.
