Question: I have been thinking about your video on shoulder flexion and your comments about how it is common for individuals to use internal rotation to finish shoulder flexion. To improve shoulder flexion without this compensation what are your thoughts on: – the Viking/landmine press? – would you opt for a single arm Viking press […]
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Virtual Staff Training: Overhead pressing and Neck Mechanics
In this video: Dan got a group of coaches together for a staff training session on Zoom. We talked about a lot of issues, but we started off with a discussion of neck mechanics and how the lower cervical spine behaves differently. This led us to consider the influences of dorsal-rostral mechanics and how they […]
Q & A for The 16% – Increasing Shoulder External Rotation – Upper Back (Dorsal Rostral) Expansion
Question: I want to say I love your content and am so appreciative of what you’re doing to advance the field. I am wondering what Dorsal Rostral Expansion should feel like. I think I know how to do it, and I believe I can see it during certain exercises. Although I am not sure how […]
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 […]
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 […]