30 Day Shoulder Mount: Day 24

Duration: 00:40:59

Today you’ll train upper body and flexibility. Please note that I’ve replaced the Middle splits routine with a more time-saving list of stretches for you to work through. These are passive stretches, but today you’re stretching to gain, so turn them into active stretches by contracting the opposing muscle group for a better stretch. If you need any modifications to increase or decrease the difficulty, use the pink links at the bottom of the description.

Pro tip: I’d like to remind you of the RAMP method, which is a fun acronym for my four favorite methods of flexibility training. There are other methods, but I’ve seen much success with these, and it’s what you’ll be using in class. Let’s briefly look at each style of stretch again.

The RAMP method is a fun acronym for my four favorite methods of flexibility training. There are other methods, but I’ve seen much success with these four.

• Resistance – Resisting against something while stretching. This could be another part of your body, a strap or resistance band, a wall, or the floor.
• Active – Actively holding your body weight or contracting a muscle group or opposing muscle that correlates to the muscle being stretched.
• Movement – Slowly and rhythmically moving into and out of a stretch. My flowmotion videos are a good example of this.
• Passive stretching – Relaxing into a stretch without moving.