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16.4 → FLEXIBILITY
For this particular skill, we should focus on im- proving shoulder, pike, waist, and hip flexibility, as well as thoracic mobility, and chest, latissimus dorsi, and intercostal muscles extension.
— Foam roller exercises and resistance bands.
— ”L” stretching: Latissimus dorsi (lats), abdom- inal obliques (internal, external), intercostal mus- cles, serratus anterior, teres (major and minor), etc. (Ch. 2)
— Back, pectoral, and shoulder stretching on bench and stall bars. (Ch. 2)
— Stretching the hips and waist on the floor (ex- tension, rotation, flexion, etc.), psoas and Iliacus (iliopsoas), hamstring muscles, etc.
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Some Muscles To Stretch:
Body
• Trapezius
• Sternocleidomastoid
• Latissimus dorsi (lats)
• Pectoralis Major
• Rectus abdominis
• Abdominal obliques (internal, external)
• Intercostal muscles • Serratus anterior
• Shoulders
• Back
• Psoas major • Iliacus
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