Winter Qi Chats | Week 7

Jan 16

Celebrate the shoulders

Can you rely on your shoulder health as a stable yet able force? This week we train so you can rediscover shoulder mobility and strength through massage & contractions.

Challenge the shoulders now before the storm

A wee dramatic but it’s a valid point to train NOW for the unexpected rather than waiting til you actually get injured. Most people learn more about their body after an injury than before. Why? You can train the shoulders outside the norm with daily challenges. May as well train for the unexpected to teach the brain ‘been there, done that’ so you don’t have to surprise the shoulders with a sudden ‘uh-oh’ moment.

Rub and a Squeeze

We are going to go over your SITS muscles, aka your rotator cuff muscles. Learning
A.) how to prime the target muscle
B.) generate intramuscular tension during a controlled contraction and
C.) externally aim for a visual target to help the ‘stretch’ of the SITS muscle fibers.

Let’s take the time to go over these 4 muscles.

Supraspinatus - Abduct + Flex Arm
Infraspinatus - Externally Rotate Arm
Teres Minor - Externally Rotate + Adduct Arm
Subscapularis - Internally Rotate + Adduct Arm