My upper back is tight. What excercises can I do to loosen it?

[JEDI]

It's tight between the shoulder blades. Been this way for the past few days, and i dont know how it happened.

What are some good excercises to loosen my upper back?

THX

 

[Ika]

Whatever feels good and stretches out your muscles?

 

[eits]

chiropractic adjustment

 

[lokiju]

Find a chair that you can lean over backwards while sitting it'll stretch out that area very well.

 

[archiloco]

i get that alot, it's hard to get rid of it for me, back in high school i pulled that muscle in my back when throwing the discuss. after that the area has always bothered me. try massaging the area next to the spine and work your way up to the neck. sometimes i find that the tension is higher up on the spine than what the pain leads you to believe.

 

[samgau]

Try this yoga pose:
plow pose

 

[moshquerade]

sexxoring

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: samgau
Try this yoga pose:
plow pose

holy... i cant get my legs past my head.

does that mean my back is REALLY tight? or i need to stretch my legs/hamstrings more?

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
sexxoring

my muscles are tight too, wanna help me stretch them?

and jedi, hamstrings, glutes, and back need loosening

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
sexxoring

BS

I've actually hurt my back once while in the middle of it.

 

[ViviTheMage]

obviously stretch your arms out! extend them like the ol high school gym stretches

 

[iamme]

try holding onto a horizontal railing, that is no higher than your shoulders.

then, pull back, as if you're trying to pull it down. drop your butt, as if you're trying to pull the top of the rail down to the floor.

that helps me.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
sexxoring

Ahh, sexxoring. Is there anything you can't cure?

 

[NuclearNed]

pullups / chinups with as wide a grip as possible
bent over row
lat pulldown

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: moshquerade
sexxoring

BS

I've actually hurt my back once while in the middle of it.

your skillz are lacking.

 

[Compton]

You need to visit a massage parlor.