Thank you for this video. I was instructed to do wall angels by PT. Unable to do them, they just shrugged their shoulders and said do the best you can.
came across this rcently. my difficulty is I'm constantly shrugging my shoulders and I find it difficult to relax my shoulders to do these exercises. I hunch them up, so my neck muscles are getting the work and not my arms
Weirdly all the floor versions are easy peasy for me and I can do them infinitely but then I try against the wall and while I can do a few reps it feels like I'm lifting a car. I can get maybe one clean rep if I crack a tooth but my elbows always flare out on the remaining ones. I can get 8 reps if I keep hands to wall but not elbows. I thought I'd get stronger but I've been doing them at home in the morning, at work, at night and they don't feel like they're getting easier. I do them in conjunction with band rotator cuff flexion (in, out, up and down), and YWTL exercises on the floor.
I know they're not gonna reply but maybe another viewer will. Im doing wall angels but i have ti sur down on the floor to do them. Gonna work my way up to standing. My question though, ks ince I can do it properly, whats the next more advanced progression? Im more si of a calisthenics mindset.
Thanks for the great video guys! My shoulders are extremely stiff. If I try and keep my back flat against the wall, my forearms and wrists tilt forward 6 inches or more away from the wall. If I try and touch my wrists against the wall, my forearms are still tilted significantly forward and my back arches a lot to compensate. Should I prioritise keeping my back flat against the wall or keeping my wrists touching the wall when performing this exercise?
Hey Matty725, We suggest going back to the first progression and working with your feet a the ball or chair to really get form down before going to the next. You should try and master each progression before moving on.
@@YourDailyMove I'm in the same boat as Matty. But even on the floor my wrists get nowhere near the floor. The only way I get my wrist flat is if my arms are out straight with no bend at elbows.. Should I just do it like that with arms straight?
I'm a bit late to the party, I know, but I had the same issue as you. What I did to help fix it: - I started at Stage 1 in this video (lay on the ground, feet up, but I use my bed instead of a ball to rest my legs on) - I still couldn't get all 3 points (lower back, elbows and fingers) to touch at once, no matter how hard I tried (2/3 is usually all I could get) - I strapped 1kg ankle weights to my upper arms (up against my elbows) and held 1kg weights in my hands and re-tried the movements. I still couldn't QUITE touch with all 3, but I was a hell of a lot closer, and I could at least do the movements, now. It still took a lot of concentration to keep all 3 close to touching, and I was probably stuck at Stage 1 for 3x longer than everyone else - But if that's where I needed to start; that's where I started. At some point I noticed that I could rest all 3 points on the ground at once, even when just relaxing, so I took off the weights and moved on to Stage 2. I didn't need them again.
I can't even do the first version, my wrists are about 3 inches off the floor. I feel my middle back working like crazy though as I work through the motion, so should I just carry on until I can get them down?
Great video guys, but even lying on my back I can't get the backs of my my wrists to the ground, they hover about 3-4 inches above (even more pronounced when I try to do it against a wall) - what do I need to stretch/loosen/work on to free this up?
I've been doing wall angels for about a month or so now, and I've gotten butter just over time. So I'd say chose a progression, then just do it as best you can and as you get stronger it'll become easier to do it properly. That's what's happening for me anyways.
My arms are uneven. I can get my right elbow and wrist to the ground. On my left side, I can get my left wrist to the ground but not my left wrist. How do I correct the imbalance?
When I get my shoulder blades against the wall there is a gap at my lower back I can stick my hand in, guess I'm too humpback to do this... can't figure it out, any tips?
Hi Joel, we understand these are difficult exercises to do by yourself and you might not know when to move to the next progression. We measured progress when an individual can perform each cue correctly. For example, wrists and lower back should be able to touch the ground. The floor sequences should take you some time. Do not jump from one to the next to the next. All in all, this is an informative video to help people with their corrective exercise programs.
I didn't expect an answer! Sorry I'm in a really shit mood today, seems like my body fails at doing anything without pain. My old injuries flare up, and bla bla. Did you ever see someone with a serious upper cross syndrome actually attain healthy upper back mechanics? Would be amazing, I'm beginning to doubt that the body can change that much after 25.
@@joelwallenius2877 no problem! I would like to direct you to this video. Mike had shoulder injuries resulting in pain and weakness. We did several corrective movements to help. Yes we have seen serious cases. th-cam.com/video/-RJ5zYAMo6c/w-d-xo.html
@@tomweg7499 we have several shoulder mobility exercises on our channel. Here is one you might be interested in th-cam.com/video/-RJ5zYAMo6c/w-d-xo.html
Increased strength in the back musculature. I use it as an accessory exercise. It improves the execution of several weight bearing lifts, as well as, spinal alignment and control. It depends on how you use it, why you use it, and when you use it.
your arms has to stay on the wall constantly. if you notice that your elbow/wrist comes a little bit of the wall, just stop and move your arms upwards.
Michael Palasio We advise to keep the heels 6-8 inches from the wall. That way, the pelvis is placed in a posterior tilt. This way the wall angel can be executed more properly without distraction from overextension of the low back. If you can bring the heels in closer you’ll have to make sure to keep the hips out of too much of an anterior tilt.
@@YourDailyMove ok got it. Eventually if you can keep heels as a contact point and perform the exercise without any anterior pelvic tilt, then that's a good thing. Was just asking because I am able to keep my heels close without much anterior tilt if any at all and I didn't know if I was doing it right. Thanks for the quick response!
Thank you for this video. I was instructed to do wall angels by PT. Unable to do them, they just shrugged their shoulders and said do the best you can.
This is exactly why we made it! Thanks for commenting!
This was the info I need. Thank you. You guys are great!
Hi. Even when I do the first progression using a swiss ball, my wrists are nowhere near the floor, my knuckles just touch the floor, but wrists no
This lockdown it's good times to build your body and posture
came across this rcently. my difficulty is I'm constantly shrugging my shoulders and I find it difficult to relax my shoulders to do these exercises. I hunch them up, so my neck muscles are getting the work and not my arms
Weirdly all the floor versions are easy peasy for me and I can do them infinitely but then I try against the wall and while I can do a few reps it feels like I'm lifting a car. I can get maybe one clean rep if I crack a tooth but my elbows always flare out on the remaining ones. I can get 8 reps if I keep hands to wall but not elbows. I thought I'd get stronger but I've been doing them at home in the morning, at work, at night and they don't feel like they're getting easier. I do them in conjunction with band rotator cuff flexion (in, out, up and down), and YWTL exercises on the floor.
When i follow the rules about the last exrsis my shoulders cannot lean on the wall my back have to do arch
I can't reach the floor/wall with my wrists 😢
Wall angels fixed my neck pain.
I am really hoping this can be multitask-combined with a wall sit!
Ha, sounds challenging!
What about if you can’t get you’re arms on the floor for the first exercise? Should I just do my best to get my arms close to the ground?
Hi Jack, th-cam.com/video/-RJ5zYAMo6c/w-d-xo.html this video explains some of those issues and helps improve that range of motion.
I tried progression 1 and still can't touch the ground with my hands nor elbows. What should I do? Thanks.
I have one wrist that won't touch the ground?
I know they're not gonna reply but maybe another viewer will.
Im doing wall angels but i have ti sur down on the floor to do them. Gonna work my way up to standing.
My question though, ks ince I can do it properly, whats the next more advanced progression?
Im more si of a calisthenics mindset.
My right wrist can’t even touch the floor on first progression … should I keep trying ?
Bro I can’t even do the first progression
Haha me neither. It's over for us. Let's just go to McDonald's. It's not gonna get better for us haha
Thanku...ican do thess exercises on the floor well but on wall my arms are not completely flat...what must i do?
Will this eventually help your head to go back and touch the wall to do the proper exercise?
Thanks for this video, but my wrist still keeps coming off the ground/wall. What can I do?
try to stretch your subscapularis
my wrists cant touch the wall they are 4 fingers far away from the wall
Thanks for the great video guys! My shoulders are extremely stiff. If I try and keep my back flat against the wall, my forearms and wrists tilt forward 6 inches or more away from the wall. If I try and touch my wrists against the wall, my forearms are still tilted significantly forward and my back arches a lot to compensate. Should I prioritise keeping my back flat against the wall or keeping my wrists touching the wall when performing this exercise?
Hey Matty725, We suggest going back to the first progression and working with your feet a the ball or chair to really get form down before going to the next. You should try and master each progression before moving on.
@@YourDailyMove I'm in the same boat as Matty. But even on the floor my wrists get nowhere near the floor. The only way I get my wrist flat is if my arms are out straight with no bend at elbows.. Should I just do it like that with arms straight?
@@ybalkind try to stretch your subscapularis
@@ybalkind saaaame
I'm a bit late to the party, I know, but I had the same issue as you. What I did to help fix it:
- I started at Stage 1 in this video (lay on the ground, feet up, but I use my bed instead of a ball to rest my legs on)
- I still couldn't get all 3 points (lower back, elbows and fingers) to touch at once, no matter how hard I tried (2/3 is usually all I could get)
- I strapped 1kg ankle weights to my upper arms (up against my elbows) and held 1kg weights in my hands and re-tried the movements.
I still couldn't QUITE touch with all 3, but I was a hell of a lot closer, and I could at least do the movements, now.
It still took a lot of concentration to keep all 3 close to touching, and I was probably stuck at Stage 1 for 3x longer than everyone else - But if that's where I needed to start; that's where I started.
At some point I noticed that I could rest all 3 points on the ground at once, even when just relaxing, so I took off the weights and moved on to Stage 2. I didn't need them again.
I can't even do the first version, my wrists are about 3 inches off the floor. I feel my middle back working like crazy though as I work through the motion, so should I just carry on until I can get them down?
I have the same question.
You can use a chair too with legs up on it
Great video guys, but even lying on my back I can't get the backs of my my wrists to the ground, they hover about 3-4 inches above (even more pronounced when I try to do it against a wall) - what do I need to stretch/loosen/work on to free this up?
I've been doing wall angels for about a month or so now, and I've gotten butter just over time.
So I'd say chose a progression, then just do it as best you can and as you get stronger it'll become easier to do it properly.
That's what's happening for me anyways.
My arms are uneven. I can get my right elbow and wrist to the ground. On my left side, I can get my left wrist to the ground but not my left wrist. How do I correct the imbalance?
Same 😭😭
Exactly the same problem. Did anything help you guys?
My lats feel weird doing it? Why?
When I get my shoulder blades against the wall there is a gap at my lower back I can stick my hand in, guess I'm too humpback to do this... can't figure it out, any tips?
Have you tried on the floor progressions which makes it easier to keep back flat on ground?
When I do this my lower back doesn't touch
what's this exercise is good for?
How are you supposed to measure progress? Feels like this does nothing but frustrate me and cramp my shoulders.
Hi Joel, we understand these are difficult exercises to do by yourself and you might not know when to move to the next progression. We measured progress when an individual can perform each cue correctly. For example, wrists and lower back should be able to touch the ground. The floor sequences should take you some time. Do not jump from one to the next to the next. All in all, this is an informative video to help people with their corrective exercise programs.
I didn't expect an answer! Sorry I'm in a really shit mood today, seems like my body fails at doing anything without pain. My old injuries flare up, and bla bla.
Did you ever see someone with a serious upper cross syndrome actually attain healthy upper back mechanics? Would be amazing, I'm beginning to doubt that the body can change that much after 25.
@@joelwallenius2877 no problem! I would like to direct you to this video. Mike had shoulder injuries resulting in pain and weakness. We did several corrective movements to help. Yes we have seen serious cases. th-cam.com/video/-RJ5zYAMo6c/w-d-xo.html
Hi, how often should i do this exercises?
This can be done 1-2x a day.
@@YourDailyMove what if i can‘t do this exercise with wrist on the floor?my shoulders mobility is not enough.
@@tomweg7499 we have several shoulder mobility exercises on our channel. Here is one you might be interested in th-cam.com/video/-RJ5zYAMo6c/w-d-xo.html
What will the benefits be if can do a wall slidd correct?
Increased strength in the back musculature. I use it as an accessory exercise. It improves the execution of several weight bearing lifts, as well as, spinal alignment and control.
It depends on how you use it, why you use it, and when you use it.
Do elbows have to stay on wall the whole time, if your wrists are on the wall already?
your arms has to stay on the wall constantly. if you notice that your elbow/wrist comes a little bit of the wall, just stop and move your arms upwards.
For the last progression, does it make a difference if the heels are touching the wall? I saw other videos advocating this.
Michael Palasio We advise to keep the heels 6-8 inches from the wall. That way, the pelvis is placed in a posterior tilt. This way the wall angel can be executed more properly without distraction from overextension of the low back.
If you can bring the heels in closer you’ll have to make sure to keep the hips out of too much of an anterior tilt.
@@YourDailyMove ok got it. Eventually if you can keep heels as a contact point and perform the exercise without any anterior pelvic tilt, then that's a good thing. Was just asking because I am able to keep my heels close without much anterior tilt if any at all and I didn't know if I was doing it right. Thanks for the quick response!
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