The best upper back STRETCH ever!

Or pretty close to it, at any rate!

And it’s something I first discovered YEARS ago, years before I even started 0 Excuses Fitness.

And it’s something that I really, really got into once I DID start my fitness business(es).

And it’s something I did out there in the park today as well after a long, long time.

And … well, those are enough “and’s” – and – it felt great!

Ok, so let me back up.

I dont know if I mentioned it, but combined with the bit of “gluttony” yours truly does over the past couple of days (I believe I wrote to you about this), and “less” workouts or at least not as intense as you’d think I’d do daily, I’ve been feeling a bit “under the weather”.

Not so much health wise … but, “body wise” if you get my drift.

Something was up. Digestion was a tad off the blink when I woke up, and I was feeling sort of restless.

The same feeling you get (or I get, and you SHOULD!) when you need a good workout to sweat it all out!

And so out I went in the great yonder to that ole favorite of mine – the PARK.

And while there wasn’t any hiking today, I did plenty of running (check out Advanced Hill Training for some of the stuff I did – and YES – it CAN be ported over to flat land too!!) and of course pull-ups.

Thought about dips. But didnt’ do ’em.

(As a matter of fact, I did handstand pushups to finish the workout off, and thats what I’m about to do as soon as I finish writing this and then sending it to YOU!).

But anyway, my upper back was feeling “wonky” for some reason throughout the workout.

And I tried stretching it. Touching my toes. Bending over. Loosening my limbs in that special manner I taught you a while ago (and teach all my “private” students regularly!).

Nothing quite worked …

But then in a flash it hit me.

It wasn’t so much bridging (one of the mainstays of 0 Excuses Fitness) – which is a great, great stretch – cum – strength builder unto itself that I needed to do (I had bridged before I went out to the park).

And it wasn’t the “best damned exercise ever” either, hehe (YES – I wrote a whole book dedicated on the reverse pushup itself, such a fabulous exercise it is!).

It was something else.

Two things, actually, and one of them is the bear crawl found in many of my books, including Kiddie Fitness, Advanced Hill Training, 0 Excuses Fitness – and more.

And my newest book – Animal Kingdom Workouts – truly one of the BEST books there is on bodyweight training and with the 68 exercises therein and the workouts as well, you’ll probably never need another workout regimen again in your life!

Anyway, if that fires you up (like it recently did John Walker, a long time customer) – hey – guess what – that is the entire point of all this! 😉

And it SHOULD fire you up to be honest.

Anyway, that was one of the things Id id out there today. The bear crawl for what it’s worth can kick the average adult’s ass even faster than regular pushups can – and there is a good reason I rate it so highly in terms of conditioning, strength (upper body) and fat loss.

And upper back STRETCHES as well, if done right!

Along with a certain variant of the Hindu pushup (which was the #2 thing I’m referring to) which you have to DO in order to understand.

Mere words don’t do justice to these exercises, my friend, especially not some of the more “unique” ones – and for those of you that want to know – well – do Hindu pushups the RIGHT way – all the way back as I show you in the VIDEOS in 0 Excuses Fitness.

And after both of these, I felt loose, limber, and on top of the world!

Sore upper back, neck and traps are something we all deal with, especially those of us (like yours truly) that work a lot at the computer – but it doesnt have to be something we have to “put up with”.

A few minutes of these exercises is really all it takes my friend.

And you CAN and should go longer – but you start with a few minutes – and that few minutes turns into more – and more – and more!

Alright, my friend. So thats my story for today. I’m off to do some handstand pushups. Back again soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – The best course on handstand pushups is right here, right YOURS for the taking – Shoulders like BOULDERS!

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