Flip Lever Stress

[dpartner]

I'm new to this.
Do any of you find that the flip lever puts stress on the wrist?

[Pete]

I haven't noticed any undue amount of strain on my wrists as yet.

mostly I think because I'm holding the handle down a bit, and under my arm, so my forearm acts as a brace?

But hey, if it hurts, don't do it for a while, switch over to something else. How many are you doing?

[reinhard]

I can't say I've ever noticed "wrong" feeling strain, but flip lever is hard. If you haven't, you might want to wait till you've beefed yourself up with some other movements for a few months before attempting it. Flip level is one of the more isolating movements, many others work those muscles (but less excruciatingly) in tandem with others.

Reinhard

[dpartner]

Which real-world movement does flip lever imitate?

[reinhard]

Well, "flipping levers." But as you can tell from its original/alternate appellation, "No Name," verisimilitude to this (or anything) is not its forte.

http://shovelglove.com/flip_lever.html

[dpartner]

Wow, those are large levers!

What is the correct position of the hand -- palm up, palm in, or palm down?

[gratefuldeb67]

If you love doing this one, eventually you can become a

Large lever lover...

(PS... strain at the wrist might just be coming from trigger points in the neck and shoulder area, which leads to carpal tunnel like symptoms under load... I personally don't do Flip Lever.... It's really hard!!!)

Have a great day!
Peace and Love,
Deb

[Kevin]

I always think of this one as "bust the ledge", where you are demolishing a brick ledge that sticks out on the top of a low wall, knocking the bricks up and off.

But that's a stretch.