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Q & A for the 16% – Suitcase Carry Cues and Toe Touch for Inhalation or Exhalation Strategies

February 18, 2020 By Bill Leave a Comment

2 Questions:

Could you explain how you cue the suitcase carry? Do you want to see scap retraction and depression? And does it expand the anterior upper ribs, and compress the posterior upper ribs?

Would you expect an individual to benefit from both biasing their feet towards inhalation and exhalation? Through self-testing I have found that elevating the heel relative to the toes helps me improve my squat. This made sense to me as someone with just above 90 degrees ISA I considered myself a wide ISA that needed to bias myself towards inhalation and counter nutation of the sacrum in my training. I was, however, then surprised to find that your exercises to improve hip internal rotation where you elevate toes relative to the heel had instant results on retesting ie I could touch my toes easily on retest (inches away before intervention). In this video: Explaining how the suitcase carry improves shoulder internal rotation and what cues are best. Why you can benefit from activities biased toward both inhalation and exhalation.

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