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thoracic spine and rhomboids
Creating strength and awareness in the upper back to help resist the pull of computer posture.
Elbows are going to be straight. And think about that backside of your armpits again. So you're pressing from the backside of your armpits through your arms into your hands. So you're getting that once again, that pressing down and pulling up between your rib cage, the backside of the armpits in your rib cage. Tailbone stays untucked here. And at first, pull your shoulders away from your ears in this position. And can you keep your shoulders away from your ears as you let your shoulder blades move toward one another? So your chest, your elbows stay straight. Your chest is going to get a little closer to the floor. And then you're going to pull your shoulder blades apart and pull your ribs back up. So it's going to feel pretty exaggerated. But do a shoulder. So in from this position, two checks. Did you curl your pelvis under? And if you did, can you let it go? So back to neutral. Did your shoulders go up? Can you pull your shoulders down? Keep the shoulders pulling down as you let your shoulder blades move toward one another again. And it's okay to let your head hang. So either head hang or ramp your skull. And then start to when you pull the shoulder blades apart think about the backside of your armpits start to pull down into your hands to pull the shoulder blades apart. And then you push into the floor and bring your ribs in between where your shoulder blades are. It's going to feel pretty exaggerated and keep pulling the shoulders down. You may even be able to find a stretch across your upper mid back.
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