Is Chaturanga a Shoulder-Shredder?
Yoga Meets Movement Science - A podcast by Jenni Rawlings & Travis Pollen, PhD
In this episode, yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen dive into the topic of chaturanga, or yoga’s push-up-like asana. Points of discussion include: The anatomy & biomechanics of chaturangaThe differences between chaturanga and a typical push-up you’d find in the fitness worldWhy chaturanga is actually a much more difficult pose than many people realizePotential injury mechanisms of chaturangaShould the elbows hug in in chaturanga or not?Should we...
