I’m having this mid back tightness in my rhomboid/trap area in my right side. I reached for something the other day and now it hits that area off and on in reaching motions. Including a pic highlighting the area. I’ve been doing the Hooklying breathing 2-3 x a day and took 3 days off from the gym. Any other suggestions on exercises I could be doing to help de aggravate this area? @Sean Jacobs

In this video, Katie St. Clair talks about a key concept that I've recently started coaching all of our clients on who are learning how to diaphragmatically breathe more effectively to improve their mobility during their training, core strength, and bracing ability. To achieve the "wave pattern" that I talk about in my Diaphragmatic Breathing video in the Movement Foundations Course: if you inhale deeply into your ribcage to fill it and then maintain that fullness as you start your exhale from the bottom up, you will achieve much more diaphragm movement, a better stack, and therefore much faster progress.

If you're limited in mobility during lunges (can't get very low), or you're super shaky in your Bulgarian Split Squats, have some knee discomfort, and can't load up in weight....throw these Oblique Step Ups in your program to build hip, glute, and core strength: