The only upper body mobility stretch you´ll need | Thoracic bridge tutorial

The thoracic bridge is a very useful upper body mobility and flexibility drill, but needs to be approach in a safe manner in order to avoid injuries (read: "lower back pain"). It is also arguably the only upper mobility and flexibility drill you'll need in order to develop good shoulder mobility for handstands. In addition to this, it is much more rewarding compared to many other upper mobility drills as you are actually learning a new skill. The road to the thoracic bridge is also a great start on your back bend journey and will help you develop advanced handstand skills like the hollow back handstand.

In this tutorial I will approach the thoracic bridge in a different. I have had great success introducing these concepts to my own training as well as students I have been working with.

Following this tutorial, I have also made a follow-along warm-up and a follow-along workout to help you get some ideas how to implement these drills into a mobility, stretching and/or handstand routine. Here are the links to these videos:

Follow-along workout:    • 15 min shoulder/back bend mobility ro...  

Follow-along warmup:    • 10 min follow-along warm-up for hands...  

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