Bring the knees into the chest and lift
the shoulder blades off the floor without pulling on the neck.
Contract the abs to lift
the shoulder blades off the floor, as though reaching your chest towards your feet.
The purpose of the clap is to force you to really crunch and keep
your shoulder blades off the floor.
Form: Exhale as you lift
your shoulder blades off the floor.
After getting
your shoulder blades off the bed, slowly lower your upper body back into the resting position.
Bring
your shoulder blades off the floor and alternate bringing your left elbow towards your right knee, and your right elbow towards your left knee.
In class, it means that I challenge myself to sink down lower, get my heels up higher, and
my shoulder blades off the floor during ab work!
Engage your core and lift
your shoulder blades off the ball, pausing once your body reaches a 45 - degree angle.
Form: While keeping your hips and lower body still, crunch forward and lift
your shoulder blades off the ball.
Use your upper abdominal muscles to raise
your shoulder blades off the floor in a forward curling motion.
Fair - The ability to hold the test position in enough bend in your back and rotation to raise both of
your shoulder blades off the table.
Form: Hold the medicine ball over your head as you curl your body forward and lift
your shoulder blades off the ball.
Form: Exhale as you lift
your shoulder blades off the floor attempting to touch your toes with the medicine ball.
Continue to lift
your shoulder blades off the ground while squeezing your legs into your upper arms and pushing your arms into your legs.
-- Using your core, pull your knees into your chest so that your tailbone raises off of the ground, and simultaneously perform a traditional crunch, lifting
your shoulder blades off of the floor.
Continue arching back, lifting
shoulder blades off the floor; tilt head back so top of head touches the floor.
Gently raise both feet, your head and
your shoulder blades off of the floor.
Tuck tailbone and pull abs in; keeping your lower back on the floor, lift
shoulder blades off the floor and reach arms forward.
In class, it means that I challenge myself to sink down lower, get my heels up higher, and
my shoulder blades off the floor during ab work!
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Keeping your torso parallel to the floor and the dumbbells hovering
off the ground, set your
shoulder blades back, squeeze your lats and push the dumbbells up and back with straight arms.
Bring your right knee in toward your chest, as you lift your
shoulder blade higher
off the ground and toward your knee (b).
How to: Lie on your back, with your feet a few inches
off the floor, toes pointed, and your head and
shoulder blades lifted
off the ground.
As you lift your chest
off the floor, bring your arms towards your sides and squeeze your
shoulder blades together.
-- Bring your knees into your chest and then bring the
shoulder blades up
off the ground, making sure not to pull on your neck.
Keep your knees bent and draw your
shoulder blades towards one another to help keep your chest open and pressure
off your
shoulders.
Gently pull your
shoulder blades back towards each other and gently downwards to strengthen the muscles in the upper back to improve posture and take some of the strain
off the neck region.
Posture exercises that focus on keeping the head straight and the
shoulder blades pulled back take pressure
off the rotator cuff.
Extend your arms out in front of you and curl upwards until your
shoulder blades are
off of the floor.
Pull your
shoulder blades up
off the floor by looking up at the ceiling.
Slowly contract your abdominals, bringing your
shoulder blades about one or two inches
off the floor.
How to: Lying flat on your back, curl your head and chest up, so your
shoulder blades are
off the mat.
How to: Lying flat on your back, bring your knees into your chest and curl your head and chest up, so your
shoulder blades are
off the mat.
How to: Lying flat on your back, stack your palms behind your head and curl your head and chest up, so your
shoulder blades are
off the mat.
How to: Lie flat on your back, bring your knees together into your chest and curl your head and chest up, so your
shoulder blades are
off the mat (a).
Tighten your
shoulder blades, have a buddy help lift the bar
off the supports, and maintain the tight
shoulder blades for the duration of the set.
As you are rotating the bar and locking down your
shoulders, lift your torso slightly
off the bench and force your
shoulder blades together tightly underneath your torso.
The
shoulder blades should remain on the back, close to the spine but not winging
off the back.
From here, the next step is to retract your
shoulder blades which will cause your chest to rise slightly
off the bench.
This activates the muscles that safely anchor the
shoulder blades to the back of the rib cage, helping take pressure
off the
shoulder joints.
Squeeze your
shoulder blades together and then lower the weights, pushing
off with your front heel to return to standing.
Instead, press your palms down and draw your
shoulder blades up your back, away from your neck, to take pressure
off your neck and lift your side and back ribs.
Slide your
shoulder blades and upper back
off the seat toward the floor; then place your hands on the floor as you would for Urdhva Dhanurasana.
There is a long head and a short head — the long head start
off a little further up on the
shoulder blade compared to the short head.
If you'd like to go further, clasp your hands together underneath you and gently roll your onto your
shoulders, one and then the other, to lift
off the
shoulder blades.
Do not allow the
shoulder blade to come
off the floor as this signals compensatory motion from the upper torso / thoracic spine.
Lie on bench and scoot over to one side or the other so that the
shoulder blade of the pressing arm is
off the bench.
Not only is the
shoulder blade now able to move through a more diverse ROM, but this exercise, too, is a great rotary stability exercise (you have to fire your core musculature to maintain a straight torso as to not fall
off the bench) in addition to nudging a bit more glute activation.
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