Written on January 29, 2015 at 9:32 am, by Eric Cressey
Those of you who have followed my work for any length of time surely know that I'm a big fan of including wall slide variations to improve scapular (shoulder blade) control. To get the benefits of these drills, though, it's important to use the right technique. Here's one mistake we commonly see, especially in really "tight" athletes who have a lot of stiffness in their lats to overcome:
Apologies for the contribution from Cressey Sports Performance mascot Tank Cressey at the 1:05 mark! This guy thought it'd be a good idea to bark hello to the UPS guy in the middle of my video.
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Thanks Eric for another post with added detail to why we must understand what & why we do this for our clents. Didnt get to go to collage for any kind of exercise or kineso degree. Everything I learn I learn thru books & your really awesome post. Its like I have my own personal teacher! So if your goal was to help trainers like me, its been a great tool to my success & how I impact my clients! Your soo awsome and knowledgeable. Im a really big fan & constantly refer you to our interns. Thanks again ”BIG E” keep up the great work.
Eric, so just to confirm — we don’t need/want to keep the firearms against the wall through the whole upward motion, but just the first half of it or so and then only the hands are in contact with the wall?
He says in this video the focus is more on the hands being lightly pressed against the wall, and you’ll notice with this particular wall slide variation the forearms come off the wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJVR2D2OiWM
But with the serratus wall slide variations the range of motion is much more limited and the forearms do stay on the wall:
Mike hit the nail on the head with the hands off the wall cue. It’s appropriate for the wall slides w/upward rotation and wall slides at 135 degrees, but not the serratus wall slides.
January 29th, 2015 at 10:31 am
Thanks Eric for another post with added detail to why we must understand what & why we do this for our clents. Didnt get to go to collage for any kind of exercise or kineso degree. Everything I learn I learn thru books & your really awesome post. Its like I have my own personal teacher! So if your goal was to help trainers like me, its been a great tool to my success & how I impact my clients! Your soo awsome and knowledgeable. Im a really big fan & constantly refer you to our interns. Thanks again ”BIG E” keep up the great work.
January 29th, 2015 at 10:33 am
Tank & I are on the same page. Thanks for the coaching tip.
January 29th, 2015 at 10:45 am
Eric, so just to confirm — we don’t need/want to keep the firearms against the wall through the whole upward motion, but just the first half of it or so and then only the hands are in contact with the wall?
January 29th, 2015 at 11:42 am
Good tip Eric. You never have to apologize for Tank. Doesn’t he run that joint?
January 29th, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Keep them in a gunsafe; if your safe is against a wall, then sure, do that.
January 29th, 2015 at 10:38 pm
Nice E!
January 30th, 2015 at 8:07 am
Hahaha, just noticed that typo now.
January 30th, 2015 at 11:30 am
I have the same question. Is it ok for the forearms to come off the wall?
February 2nd, 2015 at 1:30 pm
He says in this video the focus is more on the hands being lightly pressed against the wall, and you’ll notice with this particular wall slide variation the forearms come off the wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJVR2D2OiWM
But with the serratus wall slide variations the range of motion is much more limited and the forearms do stay on the wall:
February 5th, 2015 at 7:41 am
Gang,
Mike hit the nail on the head with the hands off the wall cue. It’s appropriate for the wall slides w/upward rotation and wall slides at 135 degrees, but not the serratus wall slides.