Is it better to do as much mobility work as possible, everywhere, without any ounce of an educated thought as to where it will benefit you the most? Or perhaps should stretching and mobility work be selective and calculated according to what is truly needed in order to encourage a genuine change the can bring about lasting results without feeling like a constant losing battle?

I think the latter should make more sense to everyone who reads this. The problem faced by most is knowing where to start. This can vary but there are a few basics which are almost always applicable and very rarely prioritized. The main reason being that we are often very distracted by what “feels” tight.” The muscles which have been chronically shortened, classic common example would be pec minor (upper chest), never “feel” tight or tense until you apply a stretch, but should be a major target are for most to work on. The upper back however is far more likely to”feel” tight however this tightness is more similar to that of an overstretched elastic band….yes it FEELS tight but does that mean stretch it?…NO! Absolutely the opposite. Stretching the wrong side encourages weakness, injury and in the long run will exacerbates the imbalance that created the “tightness” in the first place! Hence you continue to stretch for weeks, months or even years in the same place and it never seems to improve, but for some reason you just keep doing the same thing until eventually you either get hurt or just give up.