Sometimes the best way to gain more MOBILITY is by imparting some STABILITY to the system.
Left shoulder was feeling a bit wonky as it does from time to time (yes, I’m working on it), with that annoying rhomboid/mid-trap/posterior shoulder tightness stuff (yes, that’s the scientific turn, look it up) that so many of us get when we’ve got shoulder dysfunction.
Today’s treatment? A little localized loving with the ol @yogatuneup ball followed by some @crossoversymmetry. Filmed this particular drill and wanted to share it because it’s one of my favorites. Tons of applications that I’m not here to discuss, but one of my favorites because of all of the crosstalk.
With this I get to work the overhead position unilaterally, work on that overhead squat position, challenge the core but also provide some reactive neuromuscular training (RNT) to assist with positioning, recruit the posterior oblique slings (hello right hip cramp), and look like a total badass in the process. Lots of good stuff here. And yes, I'm using the lightest band. Not looking to strengthen, but rather to recruit, activate, and improve the movement pattern.
But back to my original statement. Shoulder felt a million times better after doing this. Why? Because I imparted STABILITY to the system by activating the appropriate tissues, which allowed my nervous system to grant me more MOBILITY by relaxing those painful areas that were compensating and trying to do stuff they didn’t need to be doing. Well how bout them ? ? ? ?!? Shoutout to my girls @queenb_fitmom and @cjsal for the dope shirt that covered my ? for about .2 seconds of this video. Rough camera angle ?
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