12/17/2025
If you’ve been in the studio with me lately, you know we’ve been living the back body quite a bit. Posterior shoulders. Posterior chain. The parts of us that don’t get mirrors, selfies, or much credit.
Thoracic spine, rotator cuff, spinal extensors, glutes—
working together to organize the scapula, center the humeral head, the pelvic floor and move force from the ground up without unnecessary compensation.
This past month hasn’t been about “fixing” anything.
It’s been about rebuilding trust in the work that happens behind the scenes—
the slow strength, the quiet support, the muscles that show up so the flashy ones can chill.
It’s been about increasing capacity.
Better tolerance to load, cleaner transitions, and less background noise in movement.
When the posterior system does its job,
the front body can stop gripping for control.
Shoulders feel quieter.
Weight-bearing feels more distributed.
Effort becomes more efficient.
Sometimes progress isn’t more effort.
It’s learning to recruit what’s already there.
Strength where force is meant to travel—
not where it’s been leaking.
We’ll be here the rest of the month (year) because I’m preparing for a solid start to the New Year.
Not leaving what’s behind behind, but bringing it with us for a stronger, more informed, more balanced new chapter.
