I brought my @neurocoffee into the purple room so I could use a couple models to show you some key elements associate with the upper dorsal-rostral thorax. I spent some time this morning on a mentorship call discussing approaches to recapture the expansion in the area of the last few upper ribs and lower cervical […]
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Q & A for The 16% – Shoulder Impingement – Why and How?
I have my @neurocoffee as usual but today’s Q&A felt like it would work better with a little help from Alfred in The Purple Room. From David: I get a lot of left shoulder pain with bench pressing. Any pressing really. I’ve followed the typical recommendations of doing ITYW exercise, face pulls, and rotator cuff […]
Q & A for The 16% – Shoulder Pain with Overhead Pressing
I have my @neurocoffe, do you have yours for today’s Q & A From Eli: I’m having a bit of shoulder issue. When I press overhead either with a dumbbell, barbell, or kettlebell, I get a pinching in my shoulder. When I reach overhead, I don’t seem to get it at all. Is there something […]
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 […]
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 […]