Re: pec minor release, I have had a lot of problems there. Earlier this year I was losing circulation in both my arms which felt weak and empty. I cranked up the pec minor stretches and improved within a couple days.

My current favorite version of the stretch is to lie on a soft yoga bolster and let my arms hang to the sides and then again above my head. 30 seconds each stretch, then 30 seconds rest. Then repeat a few times.

It amazes me how a simple stretch can make such a big difference between being functional and healthy vs. not.

Btw it appears that holding the yogic cobra pose causes my pec minors to get tight. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, or maybe I'm just weird.