Chaturanga problems

[Guest guest]

A lot of women have problems with this posture

because of the upper body strength it requires.<br>It

will however develop , if you give it time.<br>One

thing is to understand is that contrary to the

traditional pushup ,in this posture the elbows are kept close

to your sides and are not allowed to flare out.So

,if you attempt some cross training strengthening

exercise, remember that your triceps should be heavily

involved. e.g.do pushups with the elbows drawn in or do

them with the elbows out to the side(that emphasises

chest and shoulder development), and then do some

separate triceps exercise.

[Guest guest]

I had to start by keeping my knees on the<br>floor, until I built up some

triceps.

[Guest guest]

Hi PG<br><br>I have seen great success in lots of

people who have had all sorts of problems with this pose

by getting them to get a feeling that it CAN be done

by starting from the floor. Lie flat on your front.

Walk the toes under extending the heals away, pushing

the back of the legs up towards the ceiling, the

fronts of the thighs will now be off the floor. At the

same time extend the chin forward, so that now you are

extending away in two opposite directions.<br><br>With the

hands placed so that the finger tips are about under

the shoulders and the elbows tucked in beside the

chest, while still pushing away with the heels in one

direction, and the chin in the other, now apply light

pressure on the palms of the hands to lift the hips and

chest off the floor.<br><br>Once you know you can do it

like this, holding for a few breaths, you should find

putting it into the sun salutations a lot less

intimidating, and probably after a week or so, it will all seem

like a piece of cake.<br><br>Its not a question of

upper body strength. Its more a matter of extending the

body and thereby making yourself light. <br><br>Doing

your regular astanga practice should provide you with

plenty enough work for your upper body

development.<br><br>J'espair que tout a bien passe a Montreal.