Coaching practices for 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 Like the Whole Upper Back Machinery Has Seized Up From Being Hunched All Day

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• 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
• Lifting anything over my head

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. Overhead shoulder preparation
   Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
3. 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
4. Thoracic spine rotation
   Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Chin tuck (cervical retraction)
   Gently draw the chin straight back to restore neutral cervical spine position and relieve forward-head tension.
   Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle
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. Hip flexor release (kneeling lunge stretch)
    A daily hip flexor stretch counteracts the shortening caused by hours of sitting, which tilts the pelvis and strains the lower back.
    Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle

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