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The Superficial Back Line

The Superficial Back Line

What are your problem areas? You know what I mean? What are the areas that you constantly have to stretch or where you are more likely to feel tension in the body? Some people would answer their hamstrings. Others would say their low back. And others might say that it's their upper traps. At this point when we have listened to our bodies closely enough to figure out something is wrong we have two choices: 1. We can continue on as if nothing is wrong. We do this by working around our aches and pains. We found new exercises to target similar muscles and actions. We may try a new split putting less emphasis on this problem area. Or we may power through our training sessions thinking this is part of the process and it proves our toughness and commitment to our goal. 2. We can address these issues and seek help. We will book an appointment with our therapist of choice and get some relief. We may find out what the issue is and learn which movements to reduce in our workouts and which ones we have been neglecting. We realize that the solution is neither an independent effort on our part nor the responsibility of another health practitioners but a joint effort to address the issue. Hopefully we are all people that prefer option #2. Now imagine a group of people that had issues with: * the bottoms of their feet * tight hamstrings * headaches Typically a common response would be to address each by zeroing in on the area affected. The person with sore feet may try getting off their feet, invest in orthotics, stretch their calves or something else specific to the feet. The person with the tight hamstrings may stretch the hamstrings or go for...

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