parallettes
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Pros
- Parallettes feel good too
- I already use parallettes.
- Aside from working on your L-sit, they are also useful for stuff line pushups. The grip feels more natural for many people and the added height allows you to go a bit deeper.
- Parallettes are definitely helpful, because there is less strain being put on the wrist.
- Parallettes are also great for taking strain off the wrists.
Cons
- Parent context: I can't do dips or push ups with my hands in the parallel position, it gives me shoulder pain. My wrists have to be in the same alignment as when I hold a barbell. Reply: I do pushups off the floor and with short parallet...
- In a weird similar way I recently bought parallettes for doing pushups and I think it is harder than doing flat ground and the parallettes add a slight incline so you’d think it would be easier.
- It might be because my parallettes are too thin, they are less than 30mm in diameter, I ordered better ones which are 40mm
- Yesterday I made a post stating that a handstand on parallettes is harder and I got A LOT of hate for saying that. ... even after a month of practice it still seems significantly harder than the floor. It feels like I have so much less s...
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What redditors said (10 of 17)
Parallettes feel good too
I already use parallettes.
Aside from working on your L-sit, they are also useful for stuff line pushups. The grip feels more natural for many people and the added height allows you to go a bit deeper.
Parallettes are definitely helpful, because there is less strain being put on the wrist.
Parallettes are also great for taking strain off the wrists.
Get parallettes instead.
Parent context: I can't do dips or push ups with my hands in the parallel position, it gives me shoulder pain. My wrists have to be in the same alignment as when I hold a barbell. Reply: I do pushups off the floor and with short parallettes. In one set, I can do about 35 reps off the floor vs 20 with the parallettes. I go very deep on the parallettes, almost nose to floor, so it's the increased ROM making the difference in terms of difficulty.
In a weird similar way I recently bought parallettes for doing pushups and I think it is harder than doing flat ground and the parallettes add a slight incline so you’d think it would be easier.
Parallettes are easier, as a training tool. Parallettes allow you to "grip" and keep your wrists straight.
I got some low-rise 10cm ones that seem pretty good. About 30cm in length for stability.
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