Static Cat HBP/PE7>iM

Hi guys

I'm trying to work out what this is stretching - is it still on shoulder flexibility and in order to open up the shoulders?

I should just be feeling the stretch just in the shoulders?

 

Is it ok to rest the chin on the ground?

 

Thanks in advance -

Much love

Don

I've been actively pulling my shoulders away from my hands, by attempting to close the hips when in the static cat. This greatly intensifies the stretch in the shoulder, making it easier to feel what is being stretched. Of course the correct form should still be applied, i.e. Hips on top of or ahead of the knees.

Hi guys any more pointers for this mobility exercise?

Should the chin be resting on the floor?

Resting the chin on the floor would take the pressure off the shoulders and lessen the stretch.

What seems to bother you with this stretch? You are correct in assuming that it opens the shoulders.

No chin on the floor.

If you are able to stretch deep enough that you need more space for the additional ROM go up on your fingertips.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer