Don’t Let A Tight Pec Minor Ruin Your Layback

⚾️ Due to the repetitive nature of throwing, Pec Minor is one muscle that can slowly become tight over time

⚾️ This can lead to a forward Shoulder/Anterior Tipped Scapula that loses optimal Posterior Tilt Ability

⚾️ From here, your body has 2 options:

1) Accept and use this smaller arc of layback

2) Create excessive mobility at the local Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint to make up for this restriction

Neither of these outcomes are optimal for your Velo or Arm Health

🔥 DO THIS INSTEAD ⬇️

1) Soft Tissue Elongation: If you don’t have access to a PT/ATC on a daily basis, a lacrosse ball is going to become your best friend. Instead of just laying there statically, we love to perform the pin a stretch technique which pins down the muscle and forces it to lengthen while moving through a range. (Disclaimer: We strongly prefer hands on treatment specifically for the Pec Minor due to is location under the Pec Major making it tougher to self Mobilize)

2) Perform a Movement that forces the body to use this new range of motion ➕ Make it stick by strengthening the opposite muscle group

⚾️ We killed two birds with one stone here with the TRX slides which accomplish both of these goals. You could also have split these up into 2 goals that achieve these separately

Get creative here and zero in on your specific Goal!