#taytascomeback

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Barbell Inverted Rows (with semi circular eccentric ... what?? 🤯🤔) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ These days I gotta keep it EXTRA Spine Friendly because I’m still in pain, therefore I’m avoiding heavy loads on the lower back and loading frontal and transverse planes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s a good Back Friendly Row Alternative with a little twist: the semi circular motion to get an extra Lat Stretch and scapular movement for more work done 😉😎. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I got you. #ORTraining #TaytasComeback (at OR Training Gym) https://www.instagram.com/p/B34wh2WAPMO/?igshid=1x0zu9xuatbyd

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Cool Story behind these pics. Allow me to elaborate: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 20 minutes before these pics were taken the Palace and the gardens were FULL of guests: packed! But then a really strong rain shower forced everyone to take cover and go inside somewhere. People started running out like a bull stampede, pushing each other on their way out and getting soaked at the same time. The tour day was over. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fast Forward to these pics: there were probably 50 people left out of the hundreds that ran away and left. Only a few of us got to experience and FUCKIN RAINBOW over the Palace of Versailles‼️ Now that’s something you don’t see everyday 🙌🏽. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Moral of the story - all cheesyness aside - is that as long as you have a clear north you’ll see the sunshine, but not before it really pours. You will see people beside you quitting, discouraging you because they can’t or don’t want it bad enough, and you might even feel that you are walking in the wrong direction at times, only to find that it was the right direction after all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ORTraining #TaytasComeback #Versailles #France #Eurotrip #ImOffended #Vegan (at Château de Versailles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sszNMA2_e/?igshid=mgs4kywbn9kc

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Putting in the (rehab) WORK❗️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I did these exercises grouped in the exact same order this morning: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️ Vid 1: 1/2 Kneeling Banded Paloff Press with hip abduction cue against box. Goal is to facilitate integration of full body tension. ▫️Vid 2: Barbell Bench Press with slow tempo. Made sure I was completely stable with a comfortable load (to prevent engaging lower back and compensations). Who said you can’t lift when you’re injured?? 🤔 ▫️ Vid 3: Alternated Waves with Battle Rope. Why? Not intended as an instagram show-off but as a demand for posterior chain activation and spinal rotators to stabilize the position. ▫️ Vid 4: 1/2 Kneeling T-Spine rotations + hip adductor. Getting some mobility in shoulders and upper body + lower body stabilization. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ORTraining #WorkForYourWellness #TaytasComeback (at OR Training Gym) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1byb98J2ga/?igshid=1ozjveq5um078

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#SciaticaSeries ♻️⚠️ — Recently I’ve been experimenting with TOLERABLE MOVEMENT PROGRESSIONS ☝🏽 and this one is a really good “hip opener”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔺 The floor allows you to maintain hip rotations (external and internal) and your body is moving relative to your hip position while you perform thoracic spine rotations. 🔺 I try to squeeze in a few “micro mobility drills” during the day for 1-2 sets each time especially after los periods of sitting down. 🔺 After that... FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT... re-educating my body with the positive message that we are only getting better every day! 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ORTraining #TaytasComeback (at Midtown Athletic Club in Weston, FL) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1L-yxjA3Pg/?igshid=j45cx70iccaz

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My rehab may still look like a workout 😎. Been away from the IG game but putting in the pain/time/sweat to get better every day from #sciatica (due to herniated disc). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve been introducing more and more tolerable movements and exercises into my rehab workouts and staying away from my favorite loaded compound lifts until I build that capacity back over time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So far I’ve been keeping loads at a 30%-40% and doing at least one mobility drill in between sets like in the videos. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ORTraining #TaytasComeback (at OR Training Gym) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1KziRgAt_p/?igshid=69jpc9kyuk8k