Coaching practices for Overhead Shoulder Mobility

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

• 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
• Lifting anything over my head
• My upper back is locked from hunching at a screen all day
• After years at a desk my hips feel jammed and rotating-stuck

Practices that may help

1. Overhead shoulder preparation
   Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
2. 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
3. The overhead press for shoulder and upper-body strength
   Pressing a barbell overhead trains the entire shoulder girdle and core as a coordinated unit.
   Compound Movements: The Foundation of Strength Training
4. Thoracic spine rotation
   Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
5. Hip 90/90 position
   Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
6. Daily floor sitting
   Replace some chair time with floor positions to maintain hip and spine mobility without extra gym sessions.
   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. 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. Dead hangs for grip endurance and shoulder health
   Hanging from a bar for as long as possible is one of the most accessible, effective grip and shoulder training tools.
   Grip Strength as a Longevity Biomarker
10. Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)
    Slowly rotate each joint through its maximum range every day to maintain and map that range.
    Mobility Training, Made Practical

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