Improving Shoulder Flexion for Overhead Lifts Here’s a quick assessment and corrective exercise for tight shoulders that may be limiting overhead range of motion. The assessment allows you to see if you have enough shoulder flexion for pullups, presses, and overhead movements. After taking the assessment – if your range of motion is limited perform […]…
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 […]…
Check out my post on how to effectively stretch your lats here.…
A better lat stretch for the overhead squat Stretching your lats will have a dramatic effect on your overhead lifts. Here is a illustration of the lat muscle (latissimus dorsi), courtesy of the ground-breaking anatomist – Thomas Myers, author of “Anatomy Trains”. The lats span from the sides of the hips, up the side of […]…