Fix Shoulder Pain FAST (4 Exercise You Haven't Tried)

[@BlkWhite466]

Zac, in 12’ you explained what PT school could not in 3 years. Cheers my man.

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Awesome!!! Thank you so much

[@ozzy3ml]

Been having internal impingement issues for ages. This feels really nice after the sets are completed. Hoping that in a few weeks I will feel better doing overhead lifts. Done lots of lat and rotator cuff stretches without much success.

[@jeffmaccheyne4952]

Really enjoying the videos like this one Zac. Well paced and easily understood. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and this reaching more people. 👏

[@shamsmirza7373]

The content is becoming excellent of late sir. Premium stuff as usual.

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Thank you so much!

[@adriangpuiu]

+1

[@ZacCupplesPT]

@@adriangpuiu too kind

[@Him__Downstairs]

Thanks Owen Wilson!

[@bschwererify]

So I'm a rower and I usually have to breathe out of phase of the normal breathing pattern. The correct pattern is inhale as you compress, sliding into the catch, exhale as you drive. I have to do it the other way because it was so uncomfortable to compress with this ball of air in my stomach, and breathing this ways subtly messes up the rhythm of the boat. I've been doing this first exercise for about a week and noticed that the last time I rowed that I was subconsciously breathing in the correct pattern a substantial portion of the time without discomfort. Sometimes I would fall back into the incorrect pattern, but usually as things were becoming difficult, dealing with wake or a team drill. It was one of the best rows I have had in a while. I'm looking forward trying some of the other breathing exercises to open up the rib cage. Thanks

[@BlackMesaTrainee]

Hi, I watched plenty of your videos now, and airflow seems to be the solution to a lot of restrictions. Although it sounds plausible, I really can't understand how soft breathing can alter the shape and the structure of a rigid ribcage. And even when the ribs bend a little bit more under the shoulder blades (we must be talking of 2, 3 mm), how can the function be that different?

[@safdardahriwal7503]

Thank you sir as always Great shot . I have a request please make a vedio about center of mass pushed forward or backword and more detail please

[@ZacCupplesPT]

I’ll see what I can do!

[@mc9fan]

The amount of 💵 I spent on co-pays all these years… Wish I had found you sooner. Great info, sir!

[@davelane4055]

Zac Attack the one and only

[@ZacCupplesPT]

My guy!!!!!

[@beckaflynn1128]

Good one Zac, In the diagram of rotation around 10:17 when you say the left upper back will expan backwards and right chest expand forward would that be making use of the right diapgragm leaflet to accomplish this motion? Also how does the diagram showing expansion/compression work, not sure how to read it correctly?

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Whatever side is expanding the diaphragm will be concentric. Blue arrow = eccentric or expansion

[@DasSantoast]

Hi Zac, Do I do all four exercises together, one after the other for 2-4 weeks, or is it exercise 1 for 2-4 weeks followed by exercise 2 for 2-4 weeks etc?

[@sagargour3534]

And advises on elbow valgus,any exercises or info.

[@ZacCupplesPT]

I can add it to my list

[@phongsaponcheurprakobkit148]

Hi Zac, I only got a small foam roller that covers only the upper portion of the lateral side of the ribcage. Does this make the first exercise less effective? Do I need a bigger foam roller to cover the whole side of the ribcage?

[@naycron1]

Hey Zac can the first exercise work for either wide or narrow Isa? Would you want to compress the rib cage with the foam roller exercise if already a narrow

[@ZacCupplesPT]

It can if you are limited in front-to-back expansion, whcih most people are!

[@Greg-mv1pq]

And what about thoracic kyphosis? Posterior expansion can help regain thoracic flexion (kyphosis)? Great job as always 😁

[@ZacCupplesPT]

It can help with that segmentally insofar as structure allows

[@neinbruderja7519]

DAM!!!! thanks Z! ❤

[@neinbruderja7519]

I was desperately waiting for the foam roller side lying one, refreshed your Z.C.E. channel each and every day, even tho I've got the bell activated. Only earlier this day I recognized you've had it online but unlisted 😤😤😤 same with inline prone and elevated frog pose 🤔

[@ZacCupplesPT]

You bet!!!

[@ZacCupplesPT]

LOL I'm waiting to get thumbnails made. I'm WAY behind on that channel

[@neinbruderja7519]

​@@ZacCupplesPT them thumbnails better have the pic of you wearing glasses, right in the corner 😡

[@ZacCupplesPT]

@@neinbruderja7519 lol I’ll see what I can do

[@nbajungboy306]

I’ve been doing the first exercise for a little over a week and when I lie on the foam roller it no longer feels uncomfortable on my rib cage. Is this a good sign and is it time to move on to the next movement? Thanks!

[@ZacCupplesPT]

It can be! I would def not rush, but can also look at shoulder rotation as a check

[@hambone111]

The prince of PT

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Haha too kind

[@neinbruderja7519]

😂😂😂 that's a new one. But damn accurate

[@nbajungboy306]

Can I do all these exercises at once or do I start with the first one then after 2 weeks go to the next and so on

[@ZacCupplesPT]

I would start with the first, wait a couple weeks, then do the next one. Most people rush through these, they don’t work as well that way

[@domenikschubert7147]

But then, Z, when working with clients, do you apply the same methodology?

[@ZacCupplesPT]

@@domenikschubert7147 it’s a bit more individualized than the vids. Some folks I can go through the progression quicker. Others longer. Others need different moves. I try to cast the biggest net and Minimize error with what I provide on these videos

[@sagargour3534]

Hey zack there is a man named bryan johnson he is known for reversing his age,he has a posture video you mind reacting to it.

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Second person to ask me. It’s happening 😉

[@jah16191]

anyone have any good shoulder results with these exercises?

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Eager to hear

[@Extra_MSG]

Big Z out here flexing his method acting skills 😂

[@ZacCupplesPT]

LOL waiting for the academy to recognize

[@fireflameft2964]

Every time I try to breath against the abdominal force generated by full exhalation I end up having some sort of very mild pain/uncomfortable feeling in my left lower flared rib the next day 🏋️🏋️🏋️

[@ZacCupplesPT]

I don’t really coach the full exhalation anymore. I would be thinking about working in the mid-range of motion on these

[@fireflameft2964]

@@ZacCupplesPT thanks big Z

[@schoolofthoughtedu]

Now I know why I can't figure out if my rib size for bra is 34-40

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Hope this helps then!

[@strongambitionspowerlifting]

This is basically me!

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Hope that it helps!

[@strongambitionspowerlifting]

@@ZacCupplesPT Sure did

[@ארבלדביר]

Big Z here disrupting the ind.

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Haha tryna

[@eslamemad7430]

Iam a physio can i dicuss something with you in insta ?

[@ZacCupplesPT]

Sure. Just dm me. I check em a couple times per week