Ah the bicep curl… An oldie, but a goodie! There’s a reason this exercise remains a classic. Not only is it super easy to do, but it has many functional applications. Think about it. How often do we do a (continue...)
Did you know that shoulder pain and neck pain can be connected? There are a lot of muscle connections between both of these areas. If one attachment point begins to misbehave and dysfunction, it can gradually start to affect the (continue...)
The lats, or more formerly known as the latissimus dorsi, are an important muscle group to strengthen. This muscle group is MASSIVE. It spans on each side of the back, attaching to portions of the thoracic vertebrae, the iliac crest portion of the pelvis, the 9th-12th ribs, (continue...)
This week we’ll be looking at how to do the motion of shoulder horizontal adduction with a resistance band. Horizontal adduction occurs any time you reach across the midline of the body. You may not notice you’re doing this motion, but it’s (continue...)
In a previous Star Exercise of the Week, we talked about how you can practice a gentle shoulder external rotation stretch using a wall. You can also do this with a shoulder wand! The benefit of practicing this tough motion with the (continue...)
We’ve previously talked about how a shoulder wand can be a great tool to help regain full shoulder range of motion. Shoulder recovery will usually require a transition and progression from improving passive range of motion, to active assisted range of motion, to active range of motion. Regaining full (continue...)
Shoulder external rotation is a tough motion to regain when recovering from a shoulder injury. This shoulder direction is commonly used for functional tasks, such as reaching the hands behind the head to wash your hair or reaching back to (continue...)
Regaining shoulder range of motion after a shoulder injury or surgery can be a very slow process… You just want to get that range back now! While it may be tempting to really push your range in order to get (continue...)
This is a super simple and quick exercise used to target multiple muscles around the shoulder and shoulder blade! Some of the key muscles you’ll be activating with horizontal abduction include the following: Rhomboids Middle trapezius Lower trapezius Posterior deltoid (continue...)
Shoulder internal rotation is an essential motion at the shoulder joint. Not only is it a functional movement, such as for reaching into our back pockets, but strong internal rotators are important for helping to stabilize the shoulder.The following is (continue...)