Coaching practices for How to Improve Thoracic Rotation
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- 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
- My upper back has rounded into a permanent hunch from leaning over a screen, and it feels stuck there
- My shoulders have rounded so far forward from years of typing that my chest feels permanently tight and closed, like the front of my shoulders has shrink-wrapped and I can’t draw them back even when I try.
Practices that may help
- Thoracic spine rotation
Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Overhead shoulder preparation
Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - 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 - 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 - 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 - Hip 90/90 position
Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - The barbell row for back thickness and pulling strength
Rowing a barbell from the floor trains the entire upper back as a unit, balancing horizontal pressing movements.
Compound Movements: The Foundation of Strength Training - Use a supported seated posture that frees the diaphragm
Spine tall, hips higher than knees — this is the posture that lets the abdomen fully drive each stroke.
Kapalbhati Pranayama, Made Practical - Learn the foundational kapalbhati stroke
Master one sharp exhale driven entirely by the lower abdomen before building speed.
Kapalbhati Pranayama, Made Practical - Nasal breathing during Zone 2 to train respiratory efficiency
Training with nose-only breathing during easy sessions builds diaphragmatic strength and CO2 tolerance that transfers to aerobic performance.
VO2 Max and Longevity: Training Your Aerobic Ceiling
Related concerns
- Thoracic Extension Exercise
Rolling the thoracic spine over a foam roller in extension reverses the thoracic kyphosis that desk work compounds.
Thoracic extension over a foam roller
- Thoracic Spine Mobility
Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
Thoracic spine rotation
- Controlled Articular Rotations
Slowly rotate each joint through its maximum range every day to maintain and map that range.
Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)
- Foam Roller Thoracic Spine
Rolling the thoracic spine over a foam roller in extension reverses the thoracic kyphosis that desk work compounds.
- Hanging For Shoulder Health
Hanging from a bar for as long as possible is one of the most accessible, effective grip and shoulder training tools.
Dead hangs for grip endurance and shoulder health
- Rounded Shoulders Fix
Use a door frame to open the chest and anterior shoulder, counteracting the hours-long forward-rounding of desk work.
Doorway chest opener
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