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Prone Swissball 90/90 External Rotation - Plyometric
HOW: Grab a weighted ball or object. Bring your arm into the 90/90 position with your elbow at shoulder height. Try to throw the ball straight up by rotating your shoulder towards the sky. Catch the ball and then quickly throw it back up again....
Scapula Squeeze
HOW: Position yourself sitting tall with your hands supported on your thighs. Squeeze your shoulder blades back together, think about pinching a pencil between your shoulder blades, relax and repeat. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in between your shoulder blades getting a workout. You...
Shoulder Roll
HOW: Begin in a seated position with your hands by your side. While maintaining arm position, slowly make big backward followed by forward circles with your shoulders and shoulder blades. FEEL: This should feel like a nice shoulder and shoulder blade movement. Think about making...
Deadlift - Kettlebell
HOW: Set up a kettlebell in between your feet closer to your heels than your toes. Hip hinge and grab the KB with both hands. While keeping your back and neck straight, push the floor away using your legs and stand tall while keeping your...
Deadlift - Dumbbell
HOW: Get set-up holding a dumbbell in each hand. Start standing with your feet about hip-width apart. Begin the exercise by hinging at your hips, letting your trunk lean forward as you push your butt back. Maintain a flat back and straight neck as you...
Sideplank - Swissball
HOW: Assume a sideplank position on a swissball. Dig your elbow into the middle of the swissball for the most stability. Stay strong through the shoulder and do not let it collapse. It will help to keep both of your feet on the ground with...
Shoulder Is - Swissball
HOW: Start with your chest against the swissball with your knees on the ground. You can also place your toes on the ground as well if you would like. With your thumbs down, reach your arms behind you in the shape of an “I”. Squeeze...
Shrug - 30 Deg Abduction
HOW: Grab onto a bar with your arms slightly spread apart. Then shrug your shoulder blades up and back simultaneously. You can an option to slightly hinge at the hips to allow for a better angle of pulling the shoulder blades back. FEEL: You will...
Chin Up
HOW: Begin by holding onto a pull-up bar with your palms facing you. Then pull yourself up primarily pulling with the shoulder blades then moving at the shoulders and elbows. Slowly lower yourself back to starting position and repeat. FEEL: You will feel your back...
Pull Up
HOW: Begin by holding onto a pull-up bar. Then pull yourself up primarily pulling with the shoulder blades then moving at the shoulders and elbows. Slowly lower yourself back to starting position and repeat. FEEL: You will feel your back working with this exercise, primarily...