3.6K views · 23 reactions | All roads lead back to the thoracic spine. Lower body hangs from it. Head and shoulders attach to it. When that whole system gets matted down, performance suffers. Restoring sliding surfaces can restore function. In this case the specific goal was addressing trunk function as it related to your overhead position – hence that move you see right before we hit the 60 second wall. Blame Instagram if you're left wanting more. | The Ready State | Facebook

Thoracic Spine: Rotation 3/3, The fitness industry typically trains spine rotation passively through a standard “open book, closed book” drill or t-spine rotations against a wall. Active drills are normally any variation of an oblique/russian twist. We finished training thoracic spine by doing a traditionally done cable trunk rotation drill, but again a seated variation. Similar to the Jefferson Curl, doing a normally done cable rotation seated biases our upper back due to the orientation our pe