Pec Release
Equipment Needed:
- Open Floor, yoga mat, or wall
- Lacrosse ball or similar mobility tool
Instructions:
While lying face down on the ground
- Place a lacrosse ball on your pec
- Slowly lower your weight onto the lacrosse ball
- Roll the ball along your chest looking for tender spots
- Focus on any particularly tender areas
- Roll for the prescribed amount of time then switch sides
While against a wall
- Place a lacrosse ball on your pec
- Slowly lean against a wall or doorway increasing pressure on the lacrosse ball
- Roll the ball along your chest looking for tender spots
- Focus on any particularly tender areas
- Roll for the prescribed amount of time then switch sides
Common Errors:
- Not as much an error as difficulty in execution. Performing this against a wall or in a doorway is FAR more effective than on the floor
- Make sure to relax the muscle being massaged
Progressions / Regressions:
If this is too challenging:
- N/A
If you want more of a challenge:
- Find a tender spot then move your arm through a large arc overhead and back.
Notes:
- This mobilization is easier to perform against an open wall or doorway than on the floor