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clevermanka) wrote2015-04-30 04:32 pm
clevermanka) wrote2015-04-30 04:32 pm
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That's quite a list
Good news, I think Tim the PT guy and I have the potential for a really great working relationship. Not so great (but not terribly surprising), I have a lot more wrong stuff that needs fixing with my body than I thought. Let's start at the top? 
My shoulders sit unevenly on the horizontal, with the left shoulder/scapula slightly forward. This is unusual in right-handed people. It's unsurprising that this is my case since I'm left-bodied (left side is stronger and better balanced, left eye is dominant) even though I'm right-handed.
My upper back is flat (I knew this already). If you look at a diagram of the spinal column, you'll see how the bottom of the cervical spine and top of the thoracic spine form the top of the S curve that is normal for a naturally healthy spine. I basically have no top curve. This is, incidentally, why I have such fucking amazing traps. It's not due to any work of mine (well, mostly not due), but rather to a genetic anomaly that forced those muscles to overdevelop in order to comfortably carry around my head and shoulders because they weren't getting much support from my spine. There's not much to be done about that except be aware of how it influences my postures for certain lifts (like deadlifts).
The larger (and fortunately fixable) problem is that my lumbar spine isn't terribly curved, either. Tim the PT guy says he's never worked with a woman who has such a pronounced posterior pelvic tilt. Just imagine how amazing my ass is going to look when I learn not to tuck it under all the time. \o/
My hip joints have decent interior mobility but need some serious work on the external rotation (no surprise here).
My left femoral head is significantly more compacted into the joint than the right (this is what I misdiagnosed as pelvic tilt).
Not only are my oblique muscles weak, they don't fire properly and I cannot get them to flex on demand when in a prone position.
My feet and toes suffer from a shocking amount of weakness that continues up my lower leg. This, possibly more than anything, is the root of my problems with good squat form. It also explains why I get foot cramps in Virasana even though my knee flexibility more than allows for comfort in the pose.
To be honest, I walked out of the session a little overwhelmed and thinking sheer fucking force of will must've been the only thing that allowed me to deadlift 140lbs and push-press 70lbs last year. But I also had a near-tear-inducing realization of Holy Shit Imagine What I'll Accomplish When I Correct These Issues.
My shoulders sit unevenly on the horizontal, with the left shoulder/scapula slightly forward. This is unusual in right-handed people. It's unsurprising that this is my case since I'm left-bodied (left side is stronger and better balanced, left eye is dominant) even though I'm right-handed.
My upper back is flat (I knew this already). If you look at a diagram of the spinal column, you'll see how the bottom of the cervical spine and top of the thoracic spine form the top of the S curve that is normal for a naturally healthy spine. I basically have no top curve. This is, incidentally, why I have such fucking amazing traps. It's not due to any work of mine (well, mostly not due), but rather to a genetic anomaly that forced those muscles to overdevelop in order to comfortably carry around my head and shoulders because they weren't getting much support from my spine. There's not much to be done about that except be aware of how it influences my postures for certain lifts (like deadlifts).
The larger (and fortunately fixable) problem is that my lumbar spine isn't terribly curved, either. Tim the PT guy says he's never worked with a woman who has such a pronounced posterior pelvic tilt. Just imagine how amazing my ass is going to look when I learn not to tuck it under all the time. \o/
My hip joints have decent interior mobility but need some serious work on the external rotation (no surprise here).
My left femoral head is significantly more compacted into the joint than the right (this is what I misdiagnosed as pelvic tilt).
Not only are my oblique muscles weak, they don't fire properly and I cannot get them to flex on demand when in a prone position.
My feet and toes suffer from a shocking amount of weakness that continues up my lower leg. This, possibly more than anything, is the root of my problems with good squat form. It also explains why I get foot cramps in Virasana even though my knee flexibility more than allows for comfort in the pose.
To be honest, I walked out of the session a little overwhelmed and thinking sheer fucking force of will must've been the only thing that allowed me to deadlift 140lbs and push-press 70lbs last year. But I also had a near-tear-inducing realization of Holy Shit Imagine What I'll Accomplish When I Correct These Issues.
-eh.
Piece o' cake.
No frosting though...
Re: -eh.
Re: -eh.
Bring it, body! We have attitude to exchange.
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Re: -eh.
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So you can have weekend scruff TH and I'll get cleaned up for work TH?
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Man, that was easy!
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On the drive in (which took over 45 minutes and had three spots of massive construction) I thought this dude had better be worth it and he was!
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It all sort of stacks up upon itself, doesn't it?
I feel ya on all the weaknesses to be overcome, but holyfuckall, IMAGINE if I can go from where I was just weeks ago to now, and you improve from your current limitations....
WE'LL BE UNSTOPPABLE!!
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I have a feeling if I ever have this done the list will be quite long.
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