Author: Brian Oberther

How to Unlock Your Upper Back

Are you helping or hurting your mobility?

Movement occurs through the path of least resistance. This means that most mobility exercises are an “expression” of what we can already do and not an effective way of increasing our mobility.

This is where “targeted mobility” comes in.

If we are looking to increase the mobility of a joint, we must first understand how to remove the ability to cheat. For example, when most lifters perform a thoracic extension drill over the foam roller, they “chest” by extending their lower back.

Here’s an example of a targeted mobility drill we’ve been using with clients to increase T-spine extension.

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