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  • Drill to Fix Posture and Reduce Shoulder Pain

    Drill to Fix Posture and Reduce Shoulder Pain

    In this video I share some key principles that apply to any corrective exercise you do.

    Plus, the drill I share is great for opening up your chest, bringing your shoulders back to where they should be and getting rid of any posture-related shoulder or neck pain.

    Strength and activation is a necessary component to improving your flexibility and mobility.

    Without proper strength or motor control, your body simply won’t allow you to improve flexibility because it’s not usable range – you’ll just tighten right back up.

    For more on this and a complete blueprint to fixing your shoulder flexibility problems, check out the site below:

  • Monkey Momentum

    Monkey Momentum

    This exercise not only allows you to act like a primate, it also improves 3 areas:

    1) Grip strength
    2) Neuromuscular control
    3) Shoulder flexibility

    Give it a shot (oooh ooohs and aah aahhs are optional):

  • Quick Workout for Office Worker [ASK ERIC]

    Quick Workout for Office Worker [ASK ERIC]

    I recently got a question asking me to provide a quick workout for an office worker and here’s my response:

    Got a question you’d like me to answer?

    Submit your question HERE.

  • Bench Pressing & Shoulder Flexibility [ASK ERIC]

    Bench Pressing & Shoulder Flexibility [ASK ERIC]

    Too much Bench Pressing or doing it incorrectly can leave your shoulders stiff and tight.

    In this episode of Ask Eric, I break down how to avoid this common problem.

    Got a question you’d like me to answer?

    Submit your question HERE.

  • Bench Dips | Exercises for SI Joint Instability | Get Strong Not Tight [ASK ERIC]

    Bench Dips | Exercises for SI Joint Instability | Get Strong Not Tight [ASK ERIC]

    In today’s QnA video, I answer the following questions:

    Triceps Bench Dip – Yay or Nay? (no name) [00:37]

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    Hi Eric, I suffer with a hypermobile sacroiliac joint and periodically visit an osteopath to ‘click’ me back into place.

    It’s very painful and when the surrounding muscles tighten I really struggle to even walk!

    Can you give me any stabilisation exercises to help me?

    Thanks – Nic x Nicola, Carden-Nowell, Northwich UK [01:49]

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    I follow 5/3/1 revolves around squat bench deads and shoulder press.

    I notice a decrease in shoulder range of motion as my bench goes up.

    So basically I want to know which exercises should I train for mma, which should I throw away.

    Keeping good posture is important to me, I have trouble squeezing my shoulder blades together at all, have very tight lats upper traps and chest.

    – Daniel Zwinger, Naugatuck, Connecticut, US [05:41]

    If you’ve got a question about training for MMA or martial arts, nutrition, injuries or anything else that you’d like me to answer in a future QnA video, submit it here.

  • Dips + Shoulder Mobility | More Pecs when Pressing | Shoulder Flexibility and Punching Power [ASK ERIC]

    Dips + Shoulder Mobility | More Pecs when Pressing | Shoulder Flexibility and Punching Power [ASK ERIC]

    I’ve been reading through the 1200+ responses to the Shoulder Flexibility Survey I sent out and I’ve come across some great questions that I figured I’d answer in today’s QnA video, such as:

    Does shoulder tightness affect punching power? [01:04]

    Do exercises like Dips adversely affect shoulder mobility?  I seem to have problems with shoulder pain and headaches after doing them.  Thanks! [02:56]

    How can you limit the involvement of the shoulders in chest presses? [05:42]

    No names since the survey was anonymous. 😉

    Tons of actionable info in today’s video so make sure you check it out if you want healthy and balanced shoulders.

    Eric

    If you’ve got a question about training for MMA or martial arts, nutrition, injuries or anything else that you’d like me to answer in a future QnA video, submit it here.

  • Shoulder Flexibility Solution Survey

    Shoulder Flexibility Solution Survey

    Due to many requests from customers of my Hip Flexibility Solution, I’m about 40% into creating the Shoulder Flexibility Solution and I’d love YOUR INPUT to make sure I include EVERYTHING you need to make this an amazing and complete program.

    So please answer the following 3 questions and I’ll be sure to integrate and address everything I can.