I was listening to a podcast with @Kit_L where he mentioned that a certain amount of elbow hyperextension is useful for handbalancing. My question is, how much? I had people telling me I was going to break both my arms when I posted a bench press form check on Reddit where I was locking out my elbows in their "straight" position-- and that was with significantly less than my body weight loaded on the joints, so I assumed, until now, that I needed to bend my elbows slightly in my handstands. Here is my handstand with my elbows locked:
I don't usually experience pain in my elbows in my handstand, but I do sometimes in one-arm planks and this shoulder-opening stretch.
Thoughts?