One of the Best Overhead Mobility Exercises You’ve Never Thought of

By djpope

June 12, 2016

flexibility, Lat, Lats, mobility, pull-up, pullup, range of motion, Stretching

So ya, I’ve been a little bit into the lats recently.  Some would say I’ve gone a little bit crazy with the lats.  Fair enough.  I can’t argue with you there.  If you missed it, I just wrote an article on how tight lats might be causing shoulder pain during kipping movements.

However, I want to share with you one of my favorite exercises to promote overhead mobility, specifically with regards to tight lats.  It’s the supinated, close grip pull-up performed in a hollow position.  Check out the description below in the video for why it’s so good.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGEkEMSqAGu/

Want to learn more about how to assess overhead motion and find the best exercises to correct it?  Check out Dr. Dave Tilley and my product:

Monkey Method – Movement Essentials

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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding and Fixing Technical Flaws in the Handstand, Muscle-up and Olympic Lifts

Will this be the last lat article?

Daniel Pope DPT, CSCS