Looking around for info on shoulder health for my father and alittle for myself i came across this excellent warmup.

I done a few excercises today but will eventually do them all. I just need to remember them all!

Youtube has really given people an excellent resource to post videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCp-YynBEvE

I've done the above routine now 3 times today and i can't stress enough how warmed up and good my shoulders feel! I'm only using 3lb plates in each hand.

I've been doing this for several weeks now. :nod:

I'll embed for the lazy:

xCp-YynBEvE

Looking around for info on shoulder health for my father and alittle for myself i came across this excellent warmup.

I done a few excercises today but will eventually do them all. I just need to remember them all!

Youtube has really given people an excellent resource to post videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCp-YynBEvE

Just watched the video. These are mostly rotator cuff exercises. Don't get me wrong, they are very important and I would recommend them most people looking to reduce risk of injury. I always had athletes do rotator cuff exercises with rubber bands to avoid injury and prevent use of momentum. I'm sure if you're carefull and controlled you can use weights though.

Here is a link to what I'm talking about:
http://www.salisbury.edu/campusrec/Strength/Rotator_Cuff_Scapular_Stabilization_Forearm/Rotator%20Cuff,%20Scapular%20Stabalization,%20Fore arm%20Information.pdf

I usually had athletes put a rolled-up towel under the armpit for external rotations with elbow at the side.

I've been doing this for several weeks now. :nod:

I'll embed for the lazy:

xCp-YynBEvE

That's pretty ironic.

I don't "embed" the vids because i'm too lazy. :lol:

Just wanted to bring this up again.

I've probably done the 2 min warmup now 30 or 40 times and a ton of wall slides. I do wall slides so much because it really stretches my right shoulder which is the one i hurt a longtime ago on motorcycle.

Anyhow, i've pressed twice this week and my shoulder feels alot better then it did last week.

Do yourself a favor and get familiar with the 2 min warmup. :)

These are mostly rotator cuff exercises. Don't get me wrong, they are very important and I would recommend them most people looking to reduce risk of injury.
That's exactly what they are. It's basically a PT routine for shoulder therapy. I went through rotator cuff impingements on both sides.

I perform similar exercises at the beginning of every upper body workout. My rotator cuffs have been pain-free and strong since seeking medical attention for them in late '04. I left the care of a physical therapist in Jan. 2005. I found that my particular problem was an strength imbalance in the rear delts. Using these exercises, the problem eventually eliminated itself.

To anyone who's ever had aggravated rotators and/or are beginning to have problems with them, these are great recommendations. It's basically what you're going to do if you call your doctor, anyway. Save the aggravation and include these at the outset of your upper body workouts and I think you can't go wrong.

-R

Strange i never noticed why_not_fandy's post before now..

Here is a shoulder program designed to rehab and work shoulders. My experience with this program is very positive. When my rotator cuff was injured this program's rehab section solved the problem.

BTW it uses the YTWL exercise as well.

Here is the link (http://www.t-nation.com/article/bodybuilding/8_weeks_to_monster_shoulders)

thanks for the link canada. i did this warmup yesterday before my shoulder workout and my shoulders felt great through the entire workout.

I found that my particular problem was an strength imbalance in the rear delts. Using these exercises, the problem eventually eliminated itself.

Using 3 lbs dumbbells sorted out a strength imbalance?

Using 3 lbs dumbbells sorted out a strength imbalance?


If your instability is in one of these smaller stabilizing muscles that allow you to apply force through the big movers, I could see that possibly happening.

Using 3 lbs dumbbells sorted out a strength imbalance?

I was using 3lb plates.

I think alot has to do with feeling all your shoulder/upper back muscles.

The above video, worked for me.

Thanks! I tried this for the first time today and I reckon I'll add it into every workout now. I couldn't do it all properly due to my serious lack of flexibility but I guess I'll just have to keep trying and work on my flexibility. My shoulders certainly felt better then they usually do after my benching today.