This week’s topics: Narrow ISA’s with anterior orientation Wide ISA’s with posterior compression and how to get out of it Narrow ISA’s with limited dorsal-rostral expansion 6am Coffee ’n’ Coaches Conference Call How do you get a 120 degree straight leg raise/Side lunges Find Bill: Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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Why Does Your Shoulder Hurt When You Bench Press?
You want a big chest and a big bench press to go with it. Placing progressive demands on a muscle is a requirement for strength (aka force production) and hypertrophy (muscle growth). The consequences are bigger chest muscles and more weight on the bar. This can be a good thing. BUT there can be undesirable […]
Q & A for The 16%… A Simple Exercise for Upper Back Posture (Dorsal-Rostral Expansion)
Question: What is the best strategy for one to achieve dorsal rostral expansion without creating and excessive thoracic kyphosis or spinal bending? In this video: A simple exercise that allows you to feel the focused dorsal-rostral expansion that helps improve posture and shoulder range of motion. In many cases, the inability to achieve the desired […]
Q & A for the 16%… Rope pull with Emphasis on Thorax Expansion for Clients with a Wide ISA
Question: I would like to combine the merits of Joel Jamieson style recovery workouts (i.e. say 20 mins of 130 bpm work) and exercises that promote an inhalation bias for wide ISAs to expand Anterior to Posterior thorax and promote counternutation of the pelvis. When you put exercises together like your whatsthatstrap sled pull and […]
Monday Question: How To Gain Shoulder Flexion for the Narrow Infrasternal Angle Client
Clients with wide infrasternal angles and narrow infrasternal angles tend to benefit from different strategies in regard to improving shoulder flexion range of motion. Shoulder impingement or simple achieving a normal overhead reach without using a compensatory reaching strategy is built from the lower thorax upward. This video explains why it’s important to improve the […]