Not exact matches
The carrier
should never be
tight enough that it forces their head into their
chest, which can both hinder breathing
and cause neck injury.
Breasts
should sit upright on your
chest and not be restricted or unsupported by underwire, elastic or straps that are too
tight or too loose.
With flat back, «hike» bell between legs (A), thrusting hips forward explosively as you squeeze glutes, swinging bell to
chest height (B); keep abs
tight, arms straight,
and shoulders down
and back.
In this video, she breaks down a simple
shoulder stretch that's great for releasing
tight shoulders and opening the
chest and lungs.
The
chest becomes
tight and constricted, the
shoulders rise
and the belly squeezes in.
Your core
should be
tight and your
chest lifted (a).
Weak upper back muscles (lattisimus dorsi, trapezium, rhomboids
and rear deltoids) have to be strengthened,
tight chest and front
shoulders have to be stretched.
From the ground up, your front - of - body muscles get
tight: shins, quads, hip flexors, abs,
chest,
and the front of
shoulders.
Your upper neck,
chest,
and shoulder muscles are
tight.
Your overhead kettlebell position will be unstable
and weak if you have mobility
and alignment issues — the excess lordosis, forward head posture,
and tight muscles in your hips,
chest,
and shoulders.
Use standard barbell press technique; don't splay elbows out to the side excessively, use
shoulder width grip, use a
tight grip, keep wrists as straight as possible, bring the weight down to the
chest using full range of motion or what your flexibility allows without pain, lower the weight down slow
and press up faster, contract abs, glutes,
and chest simultaneously while pressing, slower the weight down controlled
and slower than you are pressing up, inhale on the way down
and exhale while pressing up.
Get into pushup position with your abs
tight and shoulders drawn back
and down (think «proud
chest»).
Your abdominals
and hips
should be
tight and engaged, with
shoulders pulled back
and chest out.
As I sat at my desk,
shoulders tight, pangs in my
chest and knots in my stomach I felt anxious, willing these feelings to dissipate.
Your overhead position will be unstable
and weak if you have mobility
and alignment issues — the excess lordosis, forward head posture,
and tight muscles in your hips,
chest,
and shoulders.
A
tight chest and rounded
shoulders is a problem for a high percentage of people.
You will then unrack the bar
and place it in front of your
shoulders and above your
chest, keeping your upper body
tight, you will then press the bar directly upwards (avoiding hitting yourself in the face on the way, ideally.)
Another common example of this would be the typical gym bro who focuses so much on
chest and biceps that they forget to train their back
and rear
shoulders — this leads to a slouched
shoulder position
and tight pectoral muscles which then causes the neck
and shoulder area to compensate
and be in pain.
Overly -
tight muscles in the
chest and anterior (front) of the
shoulder, combined with weak
and underactive muscles in the middle back, result in the
shoulders pulling forward
and the
chest cavity closing off.
Tight chest muscles can affect the position of the
shoulders, limit
shoulder range of motion,
and increase the likelihood of developing
shoulder injuries.
You
should be in the standard «locked - in» bench press position here... knees bent about 80 degrees in order to facilitate leg drive, core nice
and tight,
chest puffed out
and shoulder blades tucked
tight in behind your body.
For example too
tight chest and not strong enough upper back lead to crunched
shoulders,
tight lower back
and hamstrings with weak glutes pull hips forward, on top of these issues there's
tight neck sticking forward giving the «perfect» S shaped posture...
So if your lower traps are weak, your pec minor will do the downward pull, causing you to have a
tight chest and hunched forward
shoulders instead of great posture.
It may be wise to avoid this exercise if you have any
shoulder or scapular injuries; or if you have excessively
tight upper back muscles
and very weak / overstretched front delts
and chest muscles (though this is rare).
Your abs
should stay
tight and your butt
should not sink down any lower than your
shoulders in order to properly engage the
chest,
shoulders,
and triceps.
As with most external rotation exercises, stiff
shoulders and tight chest muscles or
tight lat muscles can limit range of motion.
The
chest muscles (pecs) are often over-worked in fitness
and training programs,
and tight pecs can 1) change the posture of the
shoulder, 2) limit
shoulder range of motion
and mobility,
and 3) may increase the risk of developing
shoulder injuries.
I once had extreme
shoulder pain, took aleve
and iced for weeks, then got a really good massage
and we discovered it was caused by
tight chest muscles.
This easy pectoral
and shoulder stretch can be done at home or work
and easily can take pressure off of
tight shoulders,
tight chest muscles,
and neck pain.
When you've got the bar in a good position on your back, squeeze your
shoulder blades
TIGHT, grip the bar as hard as you can, fill your BELLY (not your
chest) with air,
and stand up with the weight.
While it looks like it fits in the photos, it was just way too
tight in the
shoulders and chest...
and even a little
tight around my hips.
If you don't want the romper quite as
tight as mine (I wanted mine
tight because I didn't want to add straps), make the square the same width as Baby's
chest circumference
and sew on some
shoulder straps out of elastic lace.
If you lovelovelove your
shoulders or
chest, similarly show»em off by choosing something on top that's more form - fitting
and feel free to try something like a looser skirt with
tights on bottom instead.
Petites were too
tight through the
chest and shoulder and I ended up swimming in regular sizes.