Another popular approach is to use the foam roller in a different way and pepper in some additional t spine extension patterning.
Foam roller t spine extension.
Using your body plus gravity and a foam roller is a great way to make the spine feel extension without a real muscular force feed.
If you have hopes of ever doing deadlifts squats and cleans with good form you re going to need solid thoracic extension.
Place your foam roller crosswise under your upper back.
Improve your t spine mobility.
In effect nudging trainees into more t spine extension.
How to do it.
A quick description of how to perform a t spine thoracic spine extension on the foam roller.
Thoracic spine mobility using a foam roller 1 place the foam roller perpendicular to your spine onto a segment that you want to work on personally i like to work from bottom to top.
Exercising with a foam roller can help relax tight muscles and improve flexibility and symmetry.
How to do the thoracic spine extension.
Lie on your back.
The anterior placement of the barbell forces the upper back musculature to counteract the forward pull to keep the torso upright.
Being able to have the back and shoulders fold around the roller can help the body and spine connect the brain to the feeling of extension without too much muscular fighting for position.
Next roll the t spine across the foam roller.
Begin exercise in supine position with t spine placed directly on the foam roller with both hands supporting body weight.
Bend your knees and place your feet on the floor.
Thoracic spine foam rolling.
Never perform exercise to the point of pain but make sure that your muscle is feeling just short of the pain threshold as this will.
This exercise will help stretch out the chest and back muscles relieve muscular tension and maintain thoracic mobility.
Thankfully thoracic mobility can be easily maintained and improved using a foam roller and the thoracic spine extension exercise as described below.
Clasp your hands behind your head with your elbows pointed toward the ceiling.
Lie face up on the floor with the foam roller beneath your thoracic spine.
2 while grabbing onto a stick pipe elevate your arms as far back as you can in an attempt to touch the floor.
Foam roller t spine extension.