My favourite channel not just because of the method but Tim comes across as a genuine and decent human being. Watching this is like hanging with a best friend. Thanks Tim 🙏
I'm doing this exercise now for about 4 days and I already notice a HUUUGE difference in the way my body is trying to maintain good posture by itself. In the past 4 or 5 few years I've tried all the recommended exercises to get a better posture like for example face pulls, pulled my shoulder blades down, deadlifts etc. But none of them had the desired effect. I found myself consciously flex the muscles to be able to hold a posture, but that costs (mental) energy and besides that I started to walk with a stiff upper body. Until I tried your exercise ... And it makes total sense to go back to the beginning before you started to sit/walk and strengthen those muscles and retrain the nervous system. Thank you so much for this!!!!
I had pain in the muscles around my left shoulder blade from golf(I'm right handed). It was healing pretty slowly and my back/neck were hurting. Right when I pressed my hands into the floor (around 2:40) I felt the injured shoulder blade slide into place, and it just felt right. It's been two days and the muscle(s) are healing much better than before. The neck pain I was having is mostly gone, and chairs have become way more comfortable. Thank you!
Thank you so much for these videos! I've been dealing with upper back and neck pain for a couple of years. After doing this exercise and the commando rocking one my back and neck are so much stronger and better! Really wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart!
first impression of this exercise is that it's life changing for my kyphosis and rounded shoulders/winging scapula. I will update you after two weeks of doing this daily.
@@OriginalStrengthSystem I have to say, after doing this for two weeks, this is the best exercise that I tried for upper back activation. I have upper cross syndrome/kyphosis. Often, people like me have "dead" backs and find it hard to activate the back muscles without the upper traps, neck, and chest muscles trying to do all the work. I tried exercises like "around the world" and they don't provide nearly as much activation. This could be because this is a "closed chain" exercise and the body has no option to compensate with other muscles. Thanks Original Strength.
Mr. Tim Anderson, Sir, you are such a positive contribution to humanity! Your exercises are transformational. Thank you very much. Nearly 4 years after you posted this video . . but better late than never. Go raibh míle maith agat. (1,000 times, Thank you in Gaeilge (Irish)) Pronunciation guide: ~ G'row mila mott a guth No bother . . I knew you'd be curious :- )
Two instagram moments this week . . . Original Strength doesn't DROP the mike - it PUNCHES the mike! and even though I know what a sternum is . . . I wonder how many people were thinking that 'lengthening your sternum' is some kind of euphemism? . . . hush my mouth! :)
So I posted here a while back that I'll be testing this for my scapular winging, and you asked me to tell you if it works. So here's my report: Long story short, this stuff freaking works! If you suffer from winged scapula, definitely give this one a go. Longer story: I've suffered from scapular winging on the left side for a long time. As it's only the other side, it has caused a lot of other issues as well, whether we talk about work or martial arts. I've done many exercises but none of them have provided any noticable improvement within... let's say two weeks of training. At that point I've usually given up. For the last year or so I've also suffered from nerve pain going from left side of my neck all the way down the arm. This started when a doctor saw it a good idea to treat my neck pain by injecting a muscle relaxant next to my scapula. The pain started the following evening. After doing this exercise for two weeks, my scapular winging is less noticable. The nerve pain is 1/3 of what it used to be, and there is now a local, muscular pain located near the scapula. I feel this simply means I'm activating something that has been dormant for a long time. And I want to point out that I haven't been doing this a lot, 10 minutes a day max. So this stuff is really effective! I can't thank you enough. This will protect me from a lot of possible injury in the future :)
This is so so awesome! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us. I’m so happy you are expereincing the changes you want. And again, very grateful for your report!
Hey man that's awesome to hear! I have ulnar nerve pain that radiates throughout my shoulder down to my hand and also have winging. I also sometimes get pain in the upper left back in-between my spine\scapula. I've tried a lot of things and nothing ever works. I'm going to do this and a few other things I've seen in his videos and going to give it a go! Hope everything is going well for you and hopefully I can report back with some good results as well!
Another fantastic "think-out-of-the-box" movement. Love your stuff Tim!! Just a question, are you locking your arms/elbows out when you push into the floor? I would think if you are, that would activate the scapulas more? (less Tricep?) Thanks a million!! =D
In the video, they are more my elbows are more of a “relaxed straight.” However, you could certainly do it on purpose to accent the scapulas more, for sure. Good eye!
Lengthend neck means low pressure on the vertebre.. short neck means vertebre is under pressure, this is how ppl get shorter as they get older, because they dont stretch the vertebre and scapula which connect the nerves all around the spine.
Hi Tim, I'm not seeing any progress yet on the wings. My left shoulder is weaker into my left side of the neck. What should I do if I'm not seeing any real change?
What a great thing this is! As a young guy this is so good for working the back and neck. Ive got 2 questions for the regular "tv position" on the elbows; am I supposed to use the chest alot? And can you bend your back too much, like in the middle. Thanks if uve got time brother
I’m not sure what you mean by “use the chest” a lot but you want to be “tall” between your shoulder blades. This may recruit the serratus and some pec. But high tension should not be an issue, looking for activation instead. Bending the back too much will probably be relative to the person - not that too much is a thing, but that the nervous system may not like full extension if it thinks it is not ready for it. That being said, if it causes pain, we don’t want that. We just want to move where our body allows us to without going into pain. Discomfort is okay, pain is not. I hope this helps some.
This looks like a nice variation to try. Getting hunched over runs in my family with age so it is something I am working on avoiding. I have been using the other drills so will try this one too. Does the drill you showed a while ago where you lay on your belly like a baby and raise your feet and upper body off the floor without hand support have a similar effect as these drills? (By the way Saturday morning cartoons, those were the days).
Yessir. That “strong as a baby” drill does have a similar help to being hunched over. Might even be like a tonic to help combat hunching. It is also a brutal drill! Saturday morning cartoons were the best. I miss the anticipation of those.
Is there a connection between hamstrings and scapular? Once I was doing standing leg curls with a heavy weight, holding on with my scapular rounded (like we are supposed to do at the top of a push-up). There was a strange separating feeling as the scapular pulled away from the rhomboid. It was scary at first but seemed rehabilitative in hindsight.
Hey Lee, in some way everything is connected. But the hamstrings and muscles of the scaps are part of the posterior chain, so I would say, yes, there is a definite connection. I have no problem imagining strong hamstrings and glutes come with strong back muscles. It’s easy to see weak hams and glutes always seem paired with weak back muscles.
Original Strength thanks for the response. I came to your channel from dan johns recommendation. Have you made anything that would work especially for ‘dynamic snapping’ of itb? It’s really unpleasant and ruining my deep squatting ability.
I just finished reading Reloaded and tried some of the Resets and love it! However, I may have gone a little too aggressive with head being in the up position. How can I be sure I'm not just hyperextending? And I'm assuming forearms and hands should always be actively pushing against the floor (no turtle!). Also, what should I do if my knees are a bit sensitive against the ground? I'm already doing it on a fairly thick yoga mat and such. In your experience (barring any injuries, etc) is this something that people get used to over time? Can't wait to try this one!
Yes, you are right, no turtles. That is what will allow your neck to move as it should without concern for jamming it in extension. When doing the head nods, or keeping the head up, the neck should have a long smooth curve and not a jagged kink or bend. For the knee sensitivity, yes, overtime this is something people do and can get used to. I do have clients use knee pads and pillows in the beginning and throughout if they are sensitive to the pressure. Let us know how you do!
Just done this exercise. I heard lots of popping and cracking from both my neck and spine. I've got a very tight neck with trigger points. This actually helped with my posture. It's uncomfortable but feels like it doing good. Just worried about creating more tension in my neck.
I’m glad you felt a difference with your posture, that’s awesome. My best advice for creating more tension in your neck is to “not worry.” That is often the tension generator. Make sure you are breathing deep into your belly and not up into your neck and chest. And learn how to keep your tongue on the roof of your mouth and breathe through your nose. You’ll probably discover a brand new, mobile and free neck. Keep up the good work!
@@OriginalStrengthSystem thanks I have winging scapula on both shoulders. I'm on my second week of Reset and I can tell the difference. Hope to update you on the new me in the coming weeks. Thanks keep up the videos they offer a long term view on strength and building those foundations back. 💪
Thanks Tim! Do you normally get up that early? Do you have a standard morning mobility routine? What time do you go to bed? Thanks, my knowledgeable giraffe.
I do. Up by 5 on any given morning and at 4:15 a few times a week. Most mornings I press reset from breathing -> cross-crawling for about 5 to 10 minutes and then I train. My training mostly consist of using the resets to strength train with - like crawling for time or something. I’m usually in bed by 9:30. I reach for 7 hours of sleep per night. Thanks for the giraffe love!
So my poor husband can’t lay on his stomach & on his elbows. He can rest his head on his hands but that’s as far as he gets. What’s going on?! He’s been doing the resets for about 3 weeks and am expecting big results once he gets his head moving. Any recommendations/regressions?
Without seeing your husband move, all i can do is guess. But, if he moves where he can, no matter how small, that’s a start. He can do head nods and rotations laying flat on his belly, or even sitting in a chair. Doing them in other places where he can do them often allows for the discovery of doing them where he couldn’t do them before. So, try head nods and rotations from his hands and knees…
I got rid of mind by rolling on a foam roller while pressing my lats out... it literally happened in minute to the next... after having winged scapulae for 3 months! I was trying everything in the book.. wish i would daw this move! Looks good for serratus
