Lately over the past few weeks I've noticed my upper back, specifically my trapezius muscle have been more tight. I noticed this as I feel stiffness throughout my neck movements and general posture, especially first thing in the morning.
I associate this due to training and posture. I've been doing more overhead movements in the gym and have spent more time sitting at a desk looking down at paper or a keyboard.
Over the past week or two, I've noticed mild headaches occurring often. Around 3-4x a week.
So I did some research.
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Essentially, neck pain, stiffness, and headaches are a result of tight trapezius, exactly what I imagined. Check out the link to find out some quick tests you can do to determine if you have tight trapezius.
I looked for a video to shed some light to what I can do about it.
I'm about to start tennisball-rolling against a wall to help relieve the tightness a bit.
I know I've had tight trapezius (notably upper traps) for a while now since my massages early this year. However, I still keep doing upper body pressing movements (shoulder presses are particularly aggravating) which leads to tightness in the trapezius. I've been trying to stretch more recently but I think the key here is an actual release.
Anyone else have had experience with tight trapezius in the past? What associated pains have you had from it?
Past couple weeks I've also started doing farmers walks in the gym except carrying the weight stabilized above my head (like a moving shoulder press). It's killer on the traps for development but probably aggravated the tightness as well.
I associate this due to training and posture. I've been doing more overhead movements in the gym and have spent more time sitting at a desk looking down at paper or a keyboard.
Over the past week or two, I've noticed mild headaches occurring often. Around 3-4x a week.
So I did some research.
Link 1
Essentially, neck pain, stiffness, and headaches are a result of tight trapezius, exactly what I imagined. Check out the link to find out some quick tests you can do to determine if you have tight trapezius.
I looked for a video to shed some light to what I can do about it.
I'm about to start tennisball-rolling against a wall to help relieve the tightness a bit.
I know I've had tight trapezius (notably upper traps) for a while now since my massages early this year. However, I still keep doing upper body pressing movements (shoulder presses are particularly aggravating) which leads to tightness in the trapezius. I've been trying to stretch more recently but I think the key here is an actual release.
Anyone else have had experience with tight trapezius in the past? What associated pains have you had from it?
Past couple weeks I've also started doing farmers walks in the gym except carrying the weight stabilized above my head (like a moving shoulder press). It's killer on the traps for development but probably aggravated the tightness as well.