@handsdan: Comment “𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘” for our upcoming masterclass. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱 In pickleball, we often think about power coming from the arm. But what if the real problem starts much closer to the body? Capsular-level strength is about creating tension from deep within the joint, giving the larger joints the stability they need to handle load properly. Think about a pickleball swing. Your shoulder should be doing more of the heavy lifting than your elbow. Your elbow should be supported by the shoulder and surrounding structures, rather than being forced to compensate for poor stability higher up. When that system breaks down, the smaller joints can start taking more load than they were designed to handle. That can mean discomfort, poor movement patterns, and eventually injury. I learned this the hard way. Before I had kids, I trained handstands for hours a day and eventually progressed to one-arm handstands. At 96 kilos, putting that much load through one shoulder meant my elbow eventually had to take the brunt of it. The lesson applies well beyond handstands. In pickleball, don't just ask, "𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳?" Ask: → Is my shoulder stable enough to create the force? → Am I moving from the right joints? → Are my smaller joints compensating for something upstream? Comment “𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘” for our upcoming masterclass. → 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝟮𝟬𝙩𝙝, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. #Pickleball #PickleballTraining #PickleballFitness #MovementTraining #StrengthTraining #InjuryPrevention #SportsPerformance #HandsDan #DanOSullivan

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