Front levers are used in our Bouldering Strength and Power Program.
When completing front levers make sure that you are pointing your toes, your body remains calm, and you’re not kicking your legs. You also want to ensure that you focus on stabilizing your shoulder by keeping your shoulder blades back and down as much as possible.
Warning:
Do not complete front levers if you are currently suffering from any chronic or acute pain in your shoulders or elbows.
Can you define “suffering”? I have soreness in my shoulders and elbows sometimes after a hard workout but I wouldn’t call it suffering. I already do levers and was just wondering what you guys would define as suffering. Should they not be sore or hurt a little afterwards at all? I was a swimmer for 14 years doing the butterfly and they were sore my whole life it seemed at times. Any perspective is much appreciated.
Hello Jay,
Thanks for the question. Some aches and pain after training is to be expected. When we say, “suffering from shoulder pain”, we’re talking about acute or recurring pain that doesn’t improve within 3-5 days after training. This type of pain can be indicative of either an acute injury or an over use injury. In either case you will want to stop doing exercises that aggravate the injury. If it doesn’t improve you will want to see a doctor who can diagnose the issue.