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Klavier Posted 19 years ago
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Pilates exercise

Hello.

I can't fully understand this exercise. I don't know where the arms/shoulders go. I'd appreciate if you could clarify it exercise to me.

Reach arms out to sides, hands even with shoulders. Rotate one shoulder, rolling scapula off mat as the opposite shoulder rotates backward, sliding scapula down ribcage, pressing into mat. Repeat rotating arms in opposite directions.
  

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From my limited knowledge of anatomy, I would say that it's impossible to "slide scapula down ribcage" unless you have a surgeon present who can slice you up and push your bones into those positions! I'm having trouble even determining whether you're supposed to start lying on your back or on your stomach! << My reaction, too!

— CalifJim

  • From my limited knowledge of anatomy, I would say that it's impossible to "slide scapula down ribcage" unless you have a surgeon present who can slice you up and push your bones into those positions!
  • I'm having trouble even determining whether you're supposed to start lying on your back or on your stomach!
  • << My reaction, too!
  • Try Googling pilates .
  • CJ
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From my limited knowledge of anatomy, I would say that it's impossible to "slide scapula down ribcage" unless you have a surgeon present who can slice you up and push your bones into those positions!

I'm having trouble even determining whether you're supposed to start lying on your back or on your stomach!

<< My reaction, too!

Try Googling pilates.
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LatinHello.

I can't fully understand this exercise. I don't know where the arms/shoulders go. I'd appreciate if you could clarify it exercise to me.

Reach arms out to sides, hands even with shoulders. Rotate one shoulder, rolling scapula off mat as the opposite shoulder rotates backward, sliding scapula down ribcage, pressing into mat. Repeat rotating a
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which will take the scapula down the upper trunk
I can't imagine what this is. The scapula is the shoulder blade. It's behind me. My upper trunk is in front. Down is a movement in the direction from my head to my feet. How can something behind me move downward along the front of me? The movement described still seems impossible!
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Surely your upper trunk is the entire body from the waist to the neck? The chest is at the front and the back is at the back.
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Does down mean down the length of the body? Or vertically down toward the floor?
will take the scapula down the upper trunk
Is this down on(to) the upper trunk or down toward the upper trunk or something else? I don't see how the shoulder blade is ever going to actually touch the rib cage.

CJ
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