The Well Bodyworks

Just gonna leave this here for you to have the satisfaction of watching that facia stretching and lengthening.

Here I’m mostly targeting the Quadratus Lumborum (QL) and the Erectors of the Lumbar spine.

These tend to get really tight from keeping your posture upright constantly.

If you tend to favor leaning on one side when sitting or standing then most likely you’ll find more tension in that side of the QL.

Although this is the low back, the QL is actually the deepest muscle of the posterior abdominal wall.

The QLs main action is Lateral Flexion and extension of the spine, and fixes the 12th rib during inspiration (breathing)

Anyone else craving some lower back work? ✨

Do you have neck and shoulder pain? Well let’s look at the bigger picture and talk about why your tight chest may be part of the problem.

One thing I will never skip in a session is pec work. Massaging the pecs has been a hugely underrated thing until recently. It is crucial to loosen up the muscle in the front of your body just as much as the back, This is especially for those of you that have upper back pain.
Why?

Think of the hours spent in front of your desk, your phone and hell, even walking. Always with gravity pulling you forward. Of course your shoulders are going to cave in. They get tired. This causes your pectoralis major muscle to shorten, pulling on your clavicle and therefore pulling on the other muscles around the neck and shoulder that attach to it, such as the trapezius (traps) and the sternocleidomastoid (SCM). This causes them to work harder to keep your posture upright. So yes, you may be feeling the pain in your neck and shoulders but you cannot ignore the front of your chest.

You’ll be supersized how much relief you’ll feel if you incorporate some pec stretches in between your work day.

Leave a 🔥 down below if you have a love/hate relationship w pec work! Cuz that ish burnssss

P.S. DM me to book a session!
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