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Mid Back Stretch and Rhomboid Release (HOW TO TARGET THIS)

Mid Back Stretch and Rhomboid Release (HOW TO TARGET THIS)

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By far, one of the most difficult areas to stretch is the middle back and upper back. Not so much because the back muscles are too thick to effectively target, but because most people are not targeting them the right way with the right back stretches. In this video, I show you the best way to stretch out the rhomboids, upper traps and lower traps using either a cable machine or a simple doorway if you do this at home. The key to figuring out how to stretch the back and the best exercise for getting the middle back muscles is to reverse engineer the function of the muscles you're looking to release. The rhomboids retract the scapulae or pinch them together while the middle and lower traps assist with this and also depress the shoulder blades. To stretch these muscles in the mid back you have to try and take the shoulder blades in the opposite directions. I show you how to abduct and protract the scapulae while elevating them against their desire to remain depressed. This combination is a very effective way to stretch out the lower and middle trapezius muscles while also targeting the rhomboids. Rhomboid stretches are generally performed incorrectly. Often times they wind up stressing more of the posterior capsule in the shoulder or the lat muscles. Not that this is a bad thing but it's not what you are after if you're trying to stretch out your back. Any home stretching routine or specific back stretching routine should include this stretch. If you just stretch out your lats and ignore the muscles in the middle and upper back, you are going to create an even bigger imbalance that can lead to you feeling even more stiff than if you had ignored stretching all together. If you want a complete workout program that teaches you how to train like an athlete and supplements that training with back stretches like these, then head to and get the complete ATHLEAN-X Training System
Date: 2022-04-22

Comments and reviews: 10


I'vebeen in isolation like everyone here in London. I work as a PT/ Sports Scientist and Ex TV presenter for the BBC, this is the first time that I've really had a concerted look at your videos. Excellent content, great delivery. I have a question, can tight lats (due to a focus on Pull ups, 1 for every point scored when I'm watching rugby) be a direct cause of running issues. I think I know that it can as everything is connected and tight lats = tight lower back which could impact the rotation of the torso, but I would like to pick your brain. But mainly thank you for your content.
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Jeff! My goddamn hero! My right rhomboid is very tight from a lot of double Kettlebell clean and Jerk and a clean and press RM test this week. Very tight and worried I may have to delay a new KB clean and press program I-m starting next week. Attacking the spot with the theracane, across the arm stretch, tiger balm, still tight. I do this doorway stretch for 30 seconds a few times, 85% better! I-ll keep doing this over the weekend and I know I-ll be ready to roll on Monday morning. Gonna have to add this one to my cool down stretches. Many, many thanks.
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I need to stretch this area, but I have an impingement and it hurts like hell if I try.
My PT is worthless. This area keeps getting tighter from the Ts and Ys they have me prescribed, but no one has shown me a way to stretch it without flaring up my impinged shoulder. (so the cure to my pain makes other pain)
the cure to impingement is to make the muscle stronger, but as they get worked out, they get to tight. To stretch them flares the impingement. Catch-22. How can you continually workout a muscle and never stretch it?

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Thanks so much Jeff for your all your time in making this videos! You have helped me through my anatomy classes for massage therapy! I credit part my graduating to you and all your informative you tube vidoes. I wanted you to know that i am so appreciative of everything that you do to make these vidoes; )
Big Fan
Thanks again,
A' Therapeutic Touch by A'licia K.

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I lose some rest because of my back pain. I feel that my hips will get out of placement when I rest on my side. I never experienced this kind of scenario once again when I discovered about this back pain guidebook called Kenzano Ayb (Go ogle it. Will not waking up many times during the night time with back problems.
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help I do not have very sharp pain in that part of the body for 6 months the pain does not let me train, apart from the indications of the radiation, it is a pain that gives me after training and the next day I can not move my back from the Right part
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When I tried this in my doorway, with my arms stacked on each other caused one of my shoulders to be higher than the other and was generally uncomfortable. Even when I did it in a smaller doorframe I still had the same problem.
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Last night I was crying because of how bad my back hurt, and was almost to that point again this morning. I just did some version of this sitting in my car while waiting on the school bus and oh my gosh. feels so much better already.
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Cool drill as ever, Jeff
but it's kind of funny, in order to understand what with your shoulders from scratch - about 20 of this videos need to be watched, and worked out in order to feel what is going on and why are you stiff

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So many words! Don't do this, don't do that.
1. Here's why you need to stretch the rhomboids
2. Here's a good stretch for the rhomboids
3. Here's why this stretches the rhomboids
90 sec. Done.

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