FitForte

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-030-meghan-ruel-personal-training-for-musicians/id1474021826?i=1000456817260

IM SO EXCITED!!!!! This podcast was A BLAST to record! Take a listen to hear some tips and my overall philosophy on wellness for musicians.

So lucky to have connected with David from The Conditioned Musician ~~ follow him on Instagram to support this community.

‎The Conditioned Musician: EP 030: Meghan Ruel - Personal Training for Musicians on Apple Podcasts ‎Show The Conditioned Musician, Ep EP 030: Meghan Ruel - Personal Training for Musicians - Nov 14, 2019

➡️ communities making a difference 🎶✨
Thank you AND for allowing me to come into this space and offer some of my fave moves to these amazing artists. thank you for supporting musicians health 💪🏼 (stretch yo biceps though! 😂) @ ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Why should you practice ?
▪️most musicians have some degree of scapular winging (when you shoulder blades pop out from your back)
▪️this in caused by shoulder blade protraction (being continuously forward) and losing its ideal position, especially the LEFT SIDE for string players
▪️causes extreme imbalances, usually with accompanied tight traps & pectoral muscles, and weak stabilizer muscles
👍🏼 active external rotations (or holding and external rotation position) can help fire muscles in the CT junction that help keep your shoulder blades in place
👍🏼 use a resistance band that allows you to perform 4 sets of 12 reps
👍🏼 keep the shoulder depressed, chest up, and chin tucked
👍🏼 perform them seated, standing, single arm or both arm