Structural integration for polo
Mallet arm, spiral line, riding posture
A mallet shoulder that needs longer to recover each year. A lower back that aches after long chukkers. Adductors that have never quite let go since the season started. A spiral fascial pattern shaped by the mallet and the saddle. That is the work.
The off-season window
The months between your last chukker of the year and the next season start are when your body has the bandwidth for structural change. Twelve sessions over eight to twelve weeks, then back into the season on a reorganized structure.
What is actually restricting you
- Mallet arm and spiral line. One-sided swing volume binds the deep front arm line and lat. The spiral line on the dominant side shortens. Shoulder recovery between matches stretches.
- Riding posture and deep front line. Sustained mounted posture plus a forceful one-sided swing load the lumbar spine asymmetrically. The deep front line shortens. The back picks up the difference.
- Adductors and inner-leg chain. Independent seat plus cuts and turns demand a long, organized inner-leg chain. Years of riding tighten the deep front line at the adductors. Flexibility narrows.
The 12-session ATSI series
Twelve sessions, three phases, eight to twelve weeks. Full program detail on the 12-Session Series page. Off-season framing on the Off-Season Structural Reset.
Where this fits in your recovery stack
- Massage releases tension locally.
- PT and ATC rehab specific injury.
- Chiropractic adjusts joints.
- ATSI reorganizes the fascial system so your body needs the others less often.
Credentials
- ATSI-certified, 750+ hours of training
- Anatomy Trains teacher-in-training under Tom Myers
- Santa Cruz studio. Mobile sessions throughout the Bay Area, including club visits.
- Working with pro, collegiate, and club athletes since 2015
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Questions, answered
My mallet shoulder needs longer to recover each season. Pattern?
Yes. Free the chain and the shoulder stops being the bottleneck. Most polo players I work with notice a meaningful change in the first phase.
My lower back hurts after long chukkers. Riding posture?
Partly. The lumbar segments take load that the T-spine and hip rotation should be sharing, and resolving the chain takes pressure off the back.
Adductors and inner thigh always tight. Will this help?
Yes. Hands-on work into the deep front line and adductors tends to give back range stretching does not.
When in the calendar should I do this?
Winter. The series fits inside it.