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🔥 Elbow Lever Unlocks More Than You Think
One of the reasons I really like the elbow lever is that it is not just a beginner skill.
It is a doorway skill.
Once you get it, it can lead to a bunch of other fun things.
🐊 1. The Croc Lever
The most obvious next step is the one arm elbow lever, usually called the croc lever.
The basic idea is simple:
• start in your elbow lever
• place one hand a little bit further out
• slowly shift your balance
• use the second hand less and less until you find the point
At first, it is not about holding it forever.
It is just about finding where the balance actually is.
That is the fun part.
🧘 2. Yoga-style arm balances
If you have seen other people in the community playing with balance skills, the elbow lever can also lead into things like:
• funky flying pigeon
• other yoga arm balances
• different bent arm balance variations
Why?
Because the elbow lever teaches:
• center of mass
• how to lean forward
• how to trust your hands
• how to lift the legs behind you
That makes a lot of other balance skills feel way less random.
💪 3. 90 degree holds
For calisthenics, one of the cool carryovers is the 90 degree hold.
This is one of those skills that almost looks like a fake planche at first glance.
It teaches you a lot about:
• bent arm strength
• shoulder pressure
• control under bodyweight
• moving between positions
So if you like the elbow lever, this is one of the fun directions you can go later.
🔄 4. Transitions
This is where the elbow lever gets really cool.
At a more advanced level, it becomes a transition skill.
For example:
• handstand into elbow lever
• tucked planche into elbow lever
• elbow lever press style movements
That is where it starts looking really smooth and really impressive.
A tucked planche into elbow lever almost starts to look like a weird planche push-up.
And honestly, that is awesome.
✅ Why this matters
The elbow lever is not just a hold.
It teaches things that make other skills easier:
• balance
• leaning
• control
• posterior chain activation
• body awareness
• confidence on your hands
That is why it is such a good one to learn early.
It gives you a win now and options later.
👇 Question
If you already have the elbow lever, what would you want to try next?
• croc lever
• funky flying pigeon
• 90 degree hold
• handstand to elbow lever
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🔥 Elbow Lever Unlocks More Than You Think
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