𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀? 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻? ⁣
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𝟭 – 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. ⁣
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Focusing on strengthening the right things and increasing range of motion thru the spine can not only help if you’re experiencing pain but can also help to improve overall strength and training range of motion. This in turn may actually increase how many pull-ups you can do along with how much you can press. It’s never a bad idea to work on these things. ⁣
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𝟮 – 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. ⁣
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Think shoulders down and back in a relaxed manner. When you catch yourself being slumped over, adjust your posture and take a nice relaxed breath. The more you do that the more you will naturally hold that new and improved posture as your new neutral.⁣

There are a couple other really good ones I’ll share next week also! Stay tuned!

Do you pay attention to your posture?

Try these Movements

Want to see these movements in action? Check out this video where Coach Amie demonstrates how to straighten those shoulders.