Megancarruth

Thanks Gabrielle. I’ll give that a shot and let you know how it goes.

To address the arm pain. I think it’s just that when I try to get the hips parallel, it creates more of stretch in the chest and arms – well, specifically in my bicep, actually. To use the tupperware metaphor again (glad you liked that :)) it would be as if I forced the back side closed to lock it in place, but without the total flexibility needed to close it fully all around, it would be way to much of an opening on the other side. I think you get that part – The pain itself, though … feels like that nerve/tendon that wraps in and around the bicep and in the groin of my arm pit (don’t know much anatomy, sorry) get’s over stretched and says “hey — slow down here, WAY too much stretch going on – OUCH!”. I feel this in floor bow, too, when working on getting my shoulders to rotate outwards. The bicep and arm pit areas feel tender and sore. Maybe it’s just the normal stretching/pain sensation, though.

I’ll try the different grip and get back to you. Any additional insight you have about the arm pain would be great. Thanks so much for your time and energy!