Coaching practices for Hip Internal Rotation Mobility

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

• After years at a desk my hips feel jammed and rotating-stuck
• Whenever I reach straight overhead
• My upper back is locked from hunching at a screen all day
• I sit in a chair all day and have zero spare time for mobility work, but I’ve noticed when I do get down on the floor my body feels better
• I can fold into a deep stretch when I’m relaxed, but the second there’s any weight or speed my body locks up and won’t let me near that range

Practices that may help

1. Hip 90/90 position
   Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
2. Overhead shoulder preparation
   Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
   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. Daily floor sitting
   Replace some chair time with floor positions to maintain hip and spine mobility without extra gym sessions.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
5. 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
6. Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)
   Slowly rotate each joint through its maximum range every day to maintain and map that range.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
7. Ankle dorsiflexion work
   Restore the ankle bend that governs squat depth, gait mechanics, and knee tracking.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
8. Mobility Training, Made Practical
   Mobility training develops usable range of motion — the ability to actively control a joint through its full arc under load. Unlike passive stretching, it trains the nervous system to trust and use that range, reducing injury risk and improving movement quality over time.
9. 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
10. End-range loading (strength through full range)
    Train muscles at end range of motion so new flexibility becomes strength, not vulnerability.
    Mobility Training, Made Practical

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