With Backbone and Wingspan You Become Body Conscious...
in a newfound way that serves all movement, postures, & senses of well-being...
Much of this new consciousness arises from getting in touch with supportive places in the body which we are unfamiliar with because these places are located in the backside of the body...
The da Vinci drawing places Vitruvian man
inside of both a circle and a square...
This da Vinci drawing is also known as
Homo Quadratus
which means literally in Latin: Man and Square
but can also be interpreted as "perfect man" as
in regards to the perfection of proportion.
Homo Quadratus can also be
interpreted as a man or human
functioning from four quadrants
However, Vitruvius also brought out the potential empowerment and stability that comes from working from the triangular approach:
Vitruvius stated: "One has to know that when spreading one's legs the space between the legs is a equilateral triangle."
You can detailed information about both da Vinci's notes that accompany his drawing of Vitruvian Man and Vitruvius' text describing correlating measures of the human body at:
So in order to work from the back body in four quadrants that equally support the spine on all sides, it's very helpful to tap into the three's:
There are:
Three Curves of the Spine: Lumbar-Thoracic-Cervical
Three Joints to the Arm: Shoulder-Elbow-Wrist
Three heads of each triceps muscle connecting on each shoulder girdle
It's a Triangle that Connects Triceps to Traps to Lats to Sacro Iliac
The triangle formed when both sets of
triceps connect into the lower traps
Learn
to
Use:
Triceps
Traps
Lats
Scapula
Humerus
Triceps has three heads
The muscle wraps back and under the scapula
Releases the shoulder & then the neck
Connects into the powerful lats and lower traps
Lats wrap down to the sacroiliac
The triceps should not be cut up or ripped because then they cannot connect to the larger power of the back body: lats, lower traps, and transversus.
Learning a way to work the arms into the back
Assists with many exercises and movements:
Pull ups or chin ups
Hanging from a bar
Holding handlebars when biking
Keystroking computer posture
Subway Straphangers
Carrying a Baby or Picking Up a Toddler
With this wingspan way of
working the arms, improve:
Golf Stroke
Squash Racket Swing
Tennis Ball Serve
This is one of the signature exercises of
Backbone and Wingspan® which is pictured and detailed to more specific degree
on the page of my website entitled
Check it out to see all the benefits of working the arms from this wingspan of triceps into traps into lats
Also check out this video (just over 2 1/2 minutes in length) to gauge the
benefits of releasing a stiff neck, tight shoulders, and upper back tension.
See live the kinds of hands-on support I provide in a one-on-one session.
Witness how she uses her wingspan to hover and fly her spine instead of
having to hike herself up from her shoulders as she arches and lengthens.
This is the triceps wrapping back to the scapula which creates the wingspan.
Thanks so much for reading! Comments most welcome here!
Tim Driscoll, Backbone and Wingspan®
Backbone and Wingspan founder and owner
and author of Body Mind & Spine Align
is located on the Upper East Side at
Mind Your Body Pilates
1370 Lexington Avenue @ 90th Street
and at SPACE
Pilates, Yoga, & Beyond in Bedford Hills
(formerly Studio Contour)
Tim can be reached at
212-647-8878
Call him today for info or find our about
his special intro rates for new clients!
Email: tim@backboneandwingspan.com
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