Thoracic Bridge
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Equipment
The Thoracic Bridge is an advanced mobility exercise that emphasizes spinal flexibility and stability. It helps improve thoracic spine mobility, shoulder stability, and core strength. This movement benefits athletes needing rotational power and is excellent for improving posture and reducing back pain.
How to do it
- Start in a seated position with feet flat on the ground, knees bent, and hands placed behind you on the floor.
- Lift your hips off the ground, extending them upward while keeping your feet and one hand stable on the floor.
- Reach your opposite arm over and across your body, rotating your thoracic spine, and looking towards the reaching hand.
- Hold the bridge position for a moment, then slowly return to the starting stance and repeat on the other side.
Muscles worked
Primary Erector Spinae Gluteus Maximus Obliques
Secondary Deltoid Posterior Quadriceps
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