Roop works on her shoulder flexibility by loosening her latissimus Dorsi Muscle... AKA- lats

**No level 2 Class tomorrow.**

In the world of health and fitness flexibility is a huge component to a better you. We all have deferent areas that need specific attention right? Some of us hunch when we do squats, this is a common issue for beginners and most commonly caused by hamstring flexibility. Some of us may have issues extending our arms correctly on overhead movements. Most commonly caused by poor scapular mobility and shoulder area mobility.

The big question is, how do we fix this? There are many different options but they all boil down to consistency over time. First, stay on top of you mobility drills. I have posted some videos below of the most common ways to fix problem areas. Second, know your issue. Attempting to do an exercise that strains the inflexible area under a heavy load will only result in injury. Don’t let your head full you... load + poor mobility = improper form which causes ? You guessed it....“Injury.” Listen to our coaching staff, we focus specifically on making safety a priority.


For the Squat-

Bi panel - Good and Bad
PNF Stretching for the Hamstrings
Learning to keep the chest up

For the shoulders-

Both german hangs and wall slides + band dislocates are musts as they will help improve proper shoulder range of motion in flexion and hyperextension for handstands , overhead squats, push press and the push jerk.
Ido Portal has produced a good set of videos on scapular mobility and stability which you should definitely think about incorporating into warmups or cooldowns.Scapular mobility Scapular stabilization
Static stretching may feel good but is almost useless to really improving performance and flexibility. Learn how to apply resistance stretching and active stretching. This is how an athlete will improve flexibility, under a safe tension and load.

WOD
Front Squat
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Tags: Flexiblility issues