Coaching practices for Thoracic Extension Exercise
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- My upper back has rounded into a permanent hunch from leaning over a screen, and it feels stuck there
- 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
- Whenever I reach straight overhead
- 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.
- My upper back is locked from hunching at a screen all day
Practices that may help
- 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 - 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 - Overhead shoulder preparation
Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - 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 - Thoracic spine rotation
Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Horse stance endurance
Holding a wide, low standing position builds leg strength and postural endurance without loading the spine.
Tai Chi: The Evidence for a Mind-Body Practice - Rucking for postural strength
Sustained loaded walking trains the erector spinae, glutes, and upper back in exactly the way desk workers need most.
Rucking: The Evidence for Loaded Walking - 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 - Nordic hamstring curl for injury prevention
A bodyweight eccentric exercise that dramatically cuts hamstring strain risk.
Eccentric 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
Related concerns
- Foam Roller Thoracic Spine
Rolling the thoracic spine over a foam roller in extension reverses the thoracic kyphosis that desk work compounds.
Thoracic extension over a foam roller
- 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
- How To Improve Thoracic Rotation
Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
Thoracic spine rotation
- 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
- Upper Back Strength
Rowing a barbell from the floor trains the entire upper back as a unit, balancing horizontal pressing movements.
The barbell row for back thickness and pulling strength
- When Compound Movements The Barbell Row
Rowing a barbell from the floor trains the entire upper back as a unit, balancing horizontal pressing movements.
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