Monday
April 8, 2019
Spring · 2 entries
Working with the shoulders for supta kurmasana:
Since putting on lean mass for the summer (lifters gonna lift), i have had to improve my active range of motion in all of my major joints. Bigger arms and legs means more space requirements, safely.
Here’s what’s happening:
🧸start in bear sit,strongly pressing down through the legs, maintaining strong external rotation
1️⃣ retract, externally roatate, and flex the shoulders.
2️⃣ internally rotate the shoulders, circumduct, extend the shoulders as strongly as possible. Depress ‘em too.
3️⃣ flex the elbow joint and hold.
4️⃣ relax, then reverse!
5️⃣ retract, then extend the elbow joint
6️⃣externally rotate the shoulders and circumduct around again—come towards shoulder flexion.
Relax!
Pro tips:
✅keep it meditative— watch your breath!
✅Be alert for compensations— wrists love to do the shoulders job!
✅Don't be surprised if one side is faster/slower/etc!
Give it a try and tell me how it goes!
Since putting on lean mass for the summer (lifters gonna lift), i have had to improve my active range of motion in all of my major joints. Bigger arms and legs means more space requirements, safely.
Here’s what’s happening:
🧸start in bear sit,strongly pressing down through the legs, maintaining strong external rotation
1️⃣ retract, externally roatate, and flex the shoulders.
2️⃣ internally rotate the shoulders, circumduct, extend the shoulders as strongly as possible. Depress ‘em too.
3️⃣ flex the elbow joint and hold.
4️⃣ relax, then reverse!
5️⃣ retract, then extend the elbow joint
6️⃣externally rotate the shoulders and circumduct around again—come towards shoulder flexion.
Relax!
Pro tips:
✅keep it meditative— watch your breath!
✅Be alert for compensations— wrists love to do the shoulders job!
✅Don't be surprised if one side is faster/slower/etc!
Give it a try and tell me how it goes!
in imageAs per my teacher's request.... #dcashtanga @michaeljoelhall @dcashtanga
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