Improving thoracic flexibility for the front-rack position The Front-Rack is a very challenging position and demands great thoracic flexibility. This stretch is great for… improving thoracic extension Parts 1 & 2 of this stretch are very subtle – you will straighten your spine into thoracic extension – the opposite of rounded computer posture (thoracic flexion). […]…
Piriformis Stretch Piriformis is just one of the six external hip-rotators, which Tom Myers refers to as the trochanter fan. image courtesy of Tom Myers, author of “Anatomy-Trains” This stretch for the external-rotators is from the same position used to stretch the gluteals – what I call “Mission-Control” – legs at 90/90 angles. To […]…
Quadratus Lumborum Stretch ‘QL’ is short for Quadratus Lumborum – a deep muscle of the low-back. QL spans from the top of the hips to the last rib, connecting the hips to the spine. QL is often a source of low-back pain. QL provides lateral core stability and it often both tight and weak. “Desk […]…