JUST CAT JUST LUMBAR
Jan 02, 2021So this is a familiar movement, right? The difference is that I’m not cat-cowing, and I’m not moving my whole spine.
๐ I’m just isolating the movement to my lumbar spine
๐โฌand I’m just slow-flexing to cat
Why?
๐Because otherwise I’d default to my mid to upper back and
๐because I’m extension dominant and extension intolerant
....So, for me, there’s no good reason for me to swing into the extension part of this movement
๐๐ผ It’s important to know if your flexion- or extension-dominant
๐๐ผ It’s important to assess, retrain and adapt so that over time, you can again cultivate those movements which your body has adapted to NOT do.
๐ Teachers: You may be able to see that my lumbar segments aren’t moving individually nor does this part of me move particularly well - this is from a decade of injury healing and movement avoidance (it’s what happens, i.e., scarring and fibrosis due to multiple herniations, ddd, pars fractures and spondylolisthesis).
๐๐ผ It’s not uncommon to lose mobility after injury recovery
โDo you find that you’re unable to keep your spine flat on the ground during hollow body or leg-raise ab work? There’s nothing wrong with you and it’s not uncommon.
To stay strong and active though, you must learn how to self-assess, adapt and modify.
๐บ Practice with consistency. Get support.
JUST CAT JUST LUMBAR
Just isolating the movement to my lumbar spin and just slow-flexing to cat
