Daily Maestroism

DM #282

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

DM #282: More ramblings about 17.1, though I have a feeling you'll (hopefully) be able to apply them to other areas.
So, your back blew up during 17.1? Well, that means you were using your back. Stay with me. Is lifting something heavy (or something light but lots of times) with your back rounded the best or safest way to do it? No. Then why would you do it? Because it's YOUR position of strength. YOUR most efficient movement pattern.
One of the things that irks me the most is when I hear coaching cues given to simply “stop” doing something. ? Or when countless hours are spent simply trying to drill a movement pattern without first addressing the underlying dysfunction that's causing that poor movement pattern.

Your knees are collapsing in, your ribs are flaring, your back is rounding, your elbows are staying bent, your neck is extending for a reason! It's your position of strength! Despite the fact that some other position may be accepted as the gold standard or most efficient, it ain't what's most efficient for YOU given your current movement patterns, mobility, motor control, and strength.
So, to that end, if you want to get rid of a bad habit or faulty movement pattern, stop spending hours simply trying to undo it by trying to force a new pattern, and more time figuring out why you're doing it in the first place. THEN figure out what drills need to be done and progress accordingly.
Ok, off to go roll out my entire posterior chain ?

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