Truth About "Squeezing the Shoulder Blades Together" During Exercises
If you have been exercising for a while then you have probably been told to "squeeze your shoulder blades together", or maybe some variation of that such as thinking about pulling your shoulder blades into your back pants pockets. That is all fine and dandy, but there is something we need to do with our shoulder girdle before those cues can really be effective. These exercises are typically given to people with forward shoulder posture. When the shoulders are rolled forward,