Coaching practices for Controlled Articular Rotations

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• My joints feel rusty and stiff first thing, like they’ve forgotten how to move through their full circle, and I want a short daily reset that keeps every joint moving freely instead of slowly seizing up from disuse.
• After years at a desk my hips feel jammed and rotating-stuck
• My upper back is locked from hunching at a screen all day
• Whenever I reach straight overhead
• When I try to reach straight overhead my shoulders feel jammed and restricted, and I can tell my shoulder blades don’t move the way they should anymore

Practices that may help

1. Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)
   Slowly rotate each joint through its maximum range every day to maintain and map that range.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
2. Hip 90/90 position
   Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
3. Thoracic spine rotation
   Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
4. Overhead shoulder preparation
   Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
5. Wall angels for scapular control
   Slide your arms up a wall in a goalpost position to rebuild scapular motor control and thoracic extension.
   Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle
6. Convert passive flexibility into active range (PAILs and RAILs)
   After reaching end range passively, isometrically contract against the stretch to teach your nervous system to own it.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
7. Doorway chest opener
   Use a door frame to open the chest and anterior shoulder, counteracting the hours-long forward-rounding of desk work.
   Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle
8. Thoracic extension over a foam roller
   Rolling the thoracic spine over a foam roller in extension reverses the thoracic kyphosis that desk work compounds.
   Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle
9. Isometric holds as a bridge into eccentric work
   Isometric pauses in the lengthened position prepare tendons and muscles for heavier eccentric load.
   Eccentric Training, Made Practical
10. Daily floor sitting
    Replace some chair time with floor positions to maintain hip and spine mobility without extra gym sessions.
    Mobility Training, Made Practical

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