Shoulder Elasticity Exercises ... Developing the Deltoids and Rotator cuff!
These shoulder-elasticity exercises will help you achieve your goals. Great deltoids get you noticed, but taking care of your rotator cuff is equally important. It is also an indicator that you are serious about achieving proper fitness training conditioning. Anyone who has ever had an injury, or just soreness in these muscle groups, knows how painful they can be if not properly exercised. We'll be focusing on these two areas in this section. While many exercises benefit the surrounding groups simultaneously, these are our primary focus.
The shoulder and rotator cuff exercises are broken down into three sections or types, each with a different focus: Resistance, Elasticity and Aerobics. Visit each link on the TEAM U site to view all three areas of focus. Try each in their simplistic form, and then increase difficulty as you improve your form and technique. Remember ... HAVE FUN!
Elasticity Exercises:
Here's a couple of simple and effective routines!
Rolls
Straight Arm Stretches
Neck Stretches
Butterfly Stretches
First, Rolls to the front and the back, starting small and then opening up your arms to full rotations. Bend your elbows as needed.
Second, Straight Arm Stretches one arm out and over towards your other shoulder, but turn the palm to face away from you. At the same time, use the other arm and hand to hold the outstretched arm at the elbow. While stretching with the outstretched arm, pull in slightly on the elbow for added stretch. Do this with both arms.
Third, Neck Stretches. Take one hand and reach behind the back of your head, hand towards the center. At the same time take the free hand and reach up to the bent elbow. Slowly tug it towards the head and back at the same time to gain a greater stretch.
Fourth, Butterfly Stretches. Reach up with both hands to behind your neck and interlock your fingers. Now, do yourbest butterfly interpretation as far as you can front to back.
For all FOUR of these ... it is extremely important to go SLOW and FEEL the stretch!
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