Wesker11
Level 5 Valued Member
Had a WTH moment with the bent press this morning. Most mornings I warm up with "flows". One of the movements in the flow has me taking a very wide stance then bending forward and putting both hands on the ground. From there I rotate my mid section and reach one hand up in the air while leaving the other on the ground. My rotation here has been pretty limited. I could not get my shoulders perpendicular to the floor.
I decided to mess around with some thoracic mobility exercises to see if I could gain some range of motion. Tried some rib pulls and bretzels. Retested and there was no change. Tried a bent press with a 10kg bell on both sides. Retested and all of the sudden I could get my shoulders perpendicular to the floor with ease. It was crazy how much more range I got from just a couple of reps with a light bell.
So long story short, I want to start practicing these again. I am currently running 531 and want to keep these light. I see no reason to go heavy if such a light bell gets me these kind of results. I was thinking about pairing these with the thoracic rotation stretch from "Relax Into Strectch". Would it be a good idea to superset these? 2-3 reps per side with a 10kg bell followed by 2 minute rotation stretch each side. Would this be ok or should I break these up? Bent press in morning, rotation stretch at night. I think this combo could really open up my thoracic rotation. Let me know what you think.
I decided to mess around with some thoracic mobility exercises to see if I could gain some range of motion. Tried some rib pulls and bretzels. Retested and there was no change. Tried a bent press with a 10kg bell on both sides. Retested and all of the sudden I could get my shoulders perpendicular to the floor with ease. It was crazy how much more range I got from just a couple of reps with a light bell.
So long story short, I want to start practicing these again. I am currently running 531 and want to keep these light. I see no reason to go heavy if such a light bell gets me these kind of results. I was thinking about pairing these with the thoracic rotation stretch from "Relax Into Strectch". Would it be a good idea to superset these? 2-3 reps per side with a 10kg bell followed by 2 minute rotation stretch each side. Would this be ok or should I break these up? Bent press in morning, rotation stretch at night. I think this combo could really open up my thoracic rotation. Let me know what you think.