Correction for common musculo skeletal faults in the rack position

June 20, 2018

Transcribed from video:

– Rack position, elbows dropping, what could be tight? Something that causes that shoulder extension, this movement is called, okay? What causes shoulder extension? Name a muscle group. What is, what have we done today that looks like this?

– [Audience] Muscle ups.

– Muscle ups. What muscles were working when we did those muscle ups?

– [Audience] Lats.

– Lats. So we want your lats turning onto this, but do we want your lats to be tight in this position, or in this position? No, because if F.Y.I. you can’t get into that position. Therefore you can’t generate strength, power, and force. You can’t lift heavy. So if you’re unable to do this. Let’s extrapolate that out to this your unable to do this, what PNF can you do?

– [Audience] .

– The Russian one, ya. That one, It’s going to put you in to that better position. How about if your elbows are too wide, your squatting like this. What is the issue here at the shoulder?

– [Audience] .

– It’s internally rotated isn’t it? So if my internal rotators are tight, which PNF should I use?

– [Audience] .

– Right to there. And suddenly take the broomstick away, you put your hand on the bar, there’s a great front rack position, yah?

Dan Williams

Dan Williams

Founder/Director

Dan Williams is the Director of Range of Motion and leads a team of Exercise Physiologists, Sports Scientists, Physiotherapists and Coaches. He has a Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Health Science) and a Postgraduate Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science from The University of Western Australia, with minors in Biomechanics and Sport Psychology.

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