So usually I hang for shoulder health but have no access to a bar during the pandemic lockdown. I have resistance bands at my disposal; what are some things I can do for general shoulder health and and to avoid impingement I had previously?
Single arm Overhead carries ( aka waiter's walk ) seem to do wonders for me. Walking slowly back and forth making turns in both directions with arm locked out feels like it hits every muscle in my shoulder. I would think holding anything with a little heft would do. Progress slowly. No need to set a weight PR. The leverage of the arm length provides much of the resistance.
My favorite, no-equipment shoulder health movement is what's been called the Egyptian. Below is an awesomely clear, thorough explanation - the video is only 2 minutes long and demonstrates _three_ different versions of this movement - by our own https://www.strongfirst.com/instructors/canada/louka-kurcer.0013700000Xe7JoAAJ/
If you want more, look into Super Joints by Pavel. The basic philosophy towards the shoulders, as I understand/remember it, is simply that your shoulders have a wide range of motion in a whole variety of plane of motion, so use all that.
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