Our ability to throw needs an equally strong system to absorb the shock.
Think of the recoil of a gun.
Your scapular muscles catch this energy when you propel your arms.
An inability to sustain a blast leads to pain and injury over time.
Shock-proof your shoulders / thread
Think of the recoil of a gun.
Your scapular muscles catch this energy when you propel your arms.
An inability to sustain a blast leads to pain and injury over time.
Shock-proof your shoulders / thread
Few of adults who consult me for pain issues have ever strengthened these muscles, other than with a few physio prescribed elastic exercises.
Their joints have lost that shock absorption capacity and can barely hold their arms.
Here are 4 ways to counter this problem:
Their joints have lost that shock absorption capacity and can barely hold their arms.
Here are 4 ways to counter this problem:
1/ Push-Press with a pause at the top
What goes up must come down, unless your extended arms are in the way.
This exercise is excellent to learn how to start and stop momentum with your shoulders and legs.
Overload your scapular muscles with a 1-3 second pause at the top.
What goes up must come down, unless your extended arms are in the way.
This exercise is excellent to learn how to start and stop momentum with your shoulders and legs.
Overload your scapular muscles with a 1-3 second pause at the top.
2/ External Rotations
The External Rotators of your Shoulxers counter the force of a throw or pressing motion.
Strengthen these muscles twice a week to increase your forward power and protect your joints.
The External Rotators of your Shoulxers counter the force of a throw or pressing motion.
Strengthen these muscles twice a week to increase your forward power and protect your joints.
3/ Scapular Pulls
The muscles involved in this motion anchor your shoulder-blades into your torso.
They need to be strong to steady your arms.
Your structure becomes a wobbly card castle otherwise.
The muscles involved in this motion anchor your shoulder-blades into your torso.
They need to be strong to steady your arms.
Your structure becomes a wobbly card castle otherwise.
4/ Scapular Pull-Ups
This variation is one of my favorite exercises.
You do a normal Pull-Up, then push yourself away from the bar on the way down.
Scapular overload.
This variation is one of my favorite exercises.
You do a normal Pull-Up, then push yourself away from the bar on the way down.
Scapular overload.
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