Click here for more informationThe Pec. Major Stretch – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Option 1:
The good…
- Stand facing a wall and place your hand on the wall with your elbow about shoulder height
- Now turn your body and feet away from the wall feeling a stretch through the front of your chest, not the back of the shoulder
- Make sure your shoulder is relaxed and down
- Keep your chin in and your hip tucked under so that you don’t overarch your back
- Hold for 15 seconds and change sides
- Remember to breathe, relax, smile and enjoy
…The bad and the ugly
- Letting your shoulder pinch at the back rather than feel the stretch at the front
- Hunching your shoulders up
- Jutting your head forwards and over arching your lower back
- Leaning your upper back backwards-(keep back vertical using your abdominals)
- Forgetting to breathe, relax, smile and enjoy
Option 2:
The Stick Up-the good, the bad and the ugly
The good…
- Stand in a doorway and place both forearms on either side, elbows at shoulder height( like in a stick-up position)
- Place one foot in front of the other
- Keep your chin in and your hip tucked under using your abdominals so that your don’t overarch your back
- Move your weight forward to feel a stretch through the front of your chest
- Keep your shoulders down and relaxed
- Hold for 15 seconds
- Remember to breathe, relax, smile and enjoy
…the bad and the ugly
- Allowing your shoulders to pinch at the backs
- Jutting your chin forward
- Overarching your back rather than tucking the hip under by using your abdominals
- Hunching your shoulders
- Forgetting to breathe, relax, smile and enjoy
Option 3:
Hands behind head-the good, the bad and the ugly
…the good
- Place your hands behind your head
- Pull your elbows back to get a stretch through the front of your chest
- Keep your chin in and your hip tucked under using your abdominals so that your don’t overarch your back
- Keep your shoulders down and relaxed
- Hold for 15 seconds
- Remember to breathe, relax, smile and enjoy
…the bad and the ugly
- Allowing your shoulders to pinch at the backs
- Jutting your chin forward
- Overarching your back rather than tucking the hip under by using your abdominals
- Hunching your shoulders
- Forgetting to breathe, relax, smile and enjoy
