FitnessFAQs Podcast The Only 10 Stretches You Need To Get Flexible (FULL BODY)
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Aug 21, 2025 Join movement expert William Soo as he shares essential stretches to enhance your flexibility. Discover techniques to unlock thoracic, shoulder, and hip mobility. William emphasizes the importance of spinal rotation and side bending for a supple spine. Learn about effective stretches for hamstrings, groin, and calves, and how to master flexibility through targeted movements. With practical advice and personal insights, he guides listeners to improve their overall mobility and strength for better movement and training.
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Thoracic Cobra For Real Extension
- Use a thoracic-focused cobra variation with elbows slightly bent and hands driving toward you to feel true thoracic extension.
- Avoid lower-back compensation by keeping hips on the floor and squeezing the scapulae as you push the chest out.
Loaded Thoracic Pullover
- Use a foam roller fulcrum anchored by a barbell or pull-up bar to drop into a loaded thoracic pullover.
- Progress by regressing to a dumbbell pullover behind the head if bodyweight drop is too intense.
Loaded Windmills For Rotation
- Load rotation with kettlebell/dumbbell windmills to build thoracic rotation and side bend under load.
- Regress to kneeling or use your hand to assist if standing versions feel unstable.
