The Half Kneeling Face Pull The half-kneeling face pull is a great exercise for maintaining healthy shoulders. The face pull is a nice progression from a row to a pullup; in other words, a face pull is at an angle between a horizontal and vertical pull. This is a good progression for athletes that struggle […]…
The Scapular Plank Pushup One of the most common frustrations athletes have in the gym is the inability to get their arms overhead comfortably. Whether it’s pullups, a shoulder press, or an overhead squat, supporting weight overhead is an important part of upper body training. Here’s the catch: oftentimes what seems like a flexibility limitation […]…
Scapular Stability for Shoulder Mobility Scapular Upward Rotation Many athletes that struggle with pressing or pulling overhead are victims of what Shirley Sahrmann calls “Downward-Rotation Syndrome.” Full range of motion for raising your arms overhead requires sixty-degrees of upward rotation from the shoulder blade. This coordinated movement of the scapula with the arm (glenohumeral rhythm) […]…