Author Topic: Planche hand position (Read 5530 times)

Bubblemaker · « **on:** April 15, 2006, 11:27:15 AM »

Apart from the Apk wods i'm also training my planche and front lever by Coach Sommer's guide on Dragondoor.com. In his guide those kids on the pictures have their fingers pointing towards their head, but most gymnasts I see point their fingers towards their feet. Any difference in strength? I won't be able to do an straddle planche with my fingers pointing towards my head, an advanced tuck planche already hurts my wrists too much. However I'm not able to hold an advanced tuck planche with my fingers pointing to my feet, I fall forwards :/. Any tips on how to advance? I don't have paralettes and I think two chairs are too unstable to do a planche on..

Ryan Ford · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2006, 12:16:20 PM »

ive never seen gymnasts do a planche with their fingers pointing toward their feet. i dont think a real planche is anatomically possible that way.

psycosis12 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2006, 12:31:11 PM »

whats a planche?

Gearsighted · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2006, 01:14:29 PM »

Actually, the most common implement for a planche is the rings, and in that case your hands would be pointing the opposite way, like Bubblemaker said. I usually point my fingers forward or slightly to the side, or better yet, use parallettes

Edit: Here's a link with a pic, it's actually a Maltese that he's doing, which is the 1-bajillion times harder version of a planche, but you get the picture

Badass Gymnastics Mofo

Ryan Ford · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2006, 06:50:22 PM »

i was just thinking of planches on the ground, in which case, i dont think you could do it with your fingers pointing to your feet.

FreeStyleFox · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2006, 10:51:13 PM »

I am so lost. Is that where you hold your body horozontal buy using your arms?

Gearsighted · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2006, 02:47:46 AM »

http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/229/

There's the article that shows the progression. And to answer the first question, all of the kids have their hands facing forwards.

Bubblemaker · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2006, 05:49:11 AM »

In this movie you can see Rianu, a member of trickstutorials.com doing a planche with fingers pointing towards it's feet (at around 30 seconds), along with many other bodyweight exercises.

http://media.putfile.com/Rianu-Strength.

Gearsighted · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2006, 06:52:04 AM »

Hahaha, you beat me to it! That video is sick! Working up to even half of what he does in that video would be a great goal for anybody!

Matthew Lee Willis · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2006, 07:58:28 AM »

yea...the maltise by him is insain...malitise by anyone is insain though. The picstures...I love how they are all of this little snot nose 8 yr old or something. I love the mana. Those are so hard. I wish I was 8 again and people made me work out lol.

Kipup · « **Reply #10 on:** April 16, 2006, 12:28:17 PM »

Why do gymnasts have to run the universe??

shaolinjustin · « **Reply #11 on:** April 17, 2006, 04:07:28 PM »

i hold my planches with my fingers pointing out to the sides of me it works for me ! =) i can do about 9 reps doing stradal planch pushups =) ill post a vid of me doing them soon

FreeStyleFox · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2006, 10:21:04 PM »

Keep in mind ppl Justin is my friend when I say COCK!

Bubblemaker · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2006, 07:07:33 AM »

Nice Justin

Wait till I catch up

Flippusmn · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2006, 11:35:35 AM »

Hey I never knew what a Planche was until I saw that video of yours Justin but I have been doing the for years while breakdancing, used in freezes of course

. I mostly do them with my fingers pointing to my feet because thats the easiest way to hold for me but I'm no gymnast. Of course when I move into other freezes etc. my hands may be on the other side so it really doesn't matter. One handed ones (I'm not sure if thats still called a planche) I always put my hand to the side if that makes sense to anyone here.

Ryan Ford · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:15:48 PM »

keeping in mind that a planche is where your entire body weight supported by your unassisted arms. that means no bending the arms and resting your body weight on your elbows or upper arm like in most bboy freezes.

Flippusmn · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2006, 06:30:40 AM »

Yeah there more of an advanced freeze but there eaisier to work with once you got it down.

Andy Animus Tran · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2006, 07:09:42 AM »

Quote from: Demon on April 21, 2006, 12:15:48 PM

keeping in mind that a planche is where your entire body weight supported by your unassisted arms. that means no bending the arms and resting your body weight on your elbows or upper arm like in most bboy freezes.

Confused. Doesn't that mean you have to lock your arms? Or just slightly bent? Cause if you lock them, then your weight's supported by your elbows, too. If you're at 90 degrees, sure, that happens, as well (at least, if you're resting your body on the elbows). But you can also slightly bend and not have your body rest on anything. But yous aid no bending, so I'm just clarifying.

Ryan Ford · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2006, 09:20:56 AM »

here is what i meant...

planche:

not a planche:

coastal96 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2006, 07:20:35 AM »

the 2nd pic is an elbow lever or something right?

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