Jeff Cavaliere

The motion is only available in a combined way. So if you want to take up motion in this direction, there's going to be less motion available here. If I have a thing, if you let me grab this, put this over your back.

The motion is only available in a combined way. So if you want to take up motion in this direction, there's going to be less motion available here. If I have a thing, if you let me grab this, put this over your back.

over my back yeah just like this right yeah now allow yourself to slump forward pretend you're on that phone right get there now just turn from the shoulders in one direction slumped over okay now take a peek down the barrel of that thing you know behind you and see where you're pointing how about how far rotated you are yeah all right cool now come back Reset yourself.

over my back yeah just like this right yeah now allow yourself to slump forward pretend you're on that phone right get there now just turn from the shoulders in one direction slumped over okay now take a peek down the barrel of that thing you know behind you and see where you're pointing how about how far rotated you are yeah all right cool now come back Reset yourself.

Now take back that mobility that you lost through your thoracic spine. It's like I'm getting cramp in my back. There's your rotator cuff. So get yourself up right now. Nice posture. Act like I'm watching, right? So get there. Now go ahead and rotate again in that direction. How much more did you get?

Now take back that mobility that you lost through your thoracic spine. It's like I'm getting cramp in my back. There's your rotator cuff. So get yourself up right now. Nice posture. Act like I'm watching, right? So get there. Now go ahead and rotate again in that direction. How much more did you get?

So maintaining thoracic extension maintains your ability to rotate. The ability to rotate in space is one of the most important functional requirements we have. When you're falling as you get older, you're likely reaching spontaneously to grab something to regain control before you crash down and maybe break a hip.

So maintaining thoracic extension maintains your ability to rotate. The ability to rotate in space is one of the most important functional requirements we have. When you're falling as you get older, you're likely reaching spontaneously to grab something to regain control before you crash down and maybe break a hip.

Functionally, as an athlete, your ability to perform is all about rotation. You know, you don't usually just move in one plane like this. If you're a football player, American or not, you're rotating all the time. You generate force as a soccer player, you know, by kicking across your body, right? By throwing a baseball, it's all about rotation.

Functionally, as an athlete, your ability to perform is all about rotation. You know, you don't usually just move in one plane like this. If you're a football player, American or not, you're rotating all the time. You generate force as a soccer player, you know, by kicking across your body, right? By throwing a baseball, it's all about rotation.

You need to hold on to rotation, but what we lose is... the ability to extend at our spine. By the age of between 50 and 60, people will have lost 25 to 35% of their ability, their mobility in this area.

You need to hold on to rotation, but what we lose is... the ability to extend at our spine. By the age of between 50 and 60, people will have lost 25 to 35% of their ability, their mobility in this area.

My grandmother, God bless her soul, she lived to 97 years old. Wow. But at that age, she was literally a right angle. She was literally... She had a walker. She was completely bent over at that walker. Could hardly get herself back up. She had lost all of her extension. So she could not rotate at all.

My grandmother, God bless her soul, she lived to 97 years old. Wow. But at that age, she was literally a right angle. She was literally... She had a walker. She was completely bent over at that walker. Could hardly get herself back up. She had lost all of her extension. So she could not rotate at all.

And again, functionally, it's the most important movement you can make, I think, is to be able to rotate through your torso to be able to do things. So... I think that people need to focus on, again, you go back to that whole concept of like, what do you need to focus on? Well, I could tell you some great exercises to do to maintain your strength.

And again, functionally, it's the most important movement you can make, I think, is to be able to rotate through your torso to be able to do things. So... I think that people need to focus on, again, you go back to that whole concept of like, what do you need to focus on? Well, I could tell you some great exercises to do to maintain your strength.

But if in the process of getting a really strong squat, you've also lost thoracic rotation, I can't deem you to be a really healthy individual because you've given up one of the most important things that you need to maintain.

But if in the process of getting a really strong squat, you've also lost thoracic rotation, I can't deem you to be a really healthy individual because you've given up one of the most important things that you need to maintain.

Yeah. Well, it's impossible because, you know, you're losing that...

Yeah. Well, it's impossible because, you know, you're losing that...