During the fall, high-frequency upper-body training wrecked my already football-ravaged shoulders. I ended up with a twinge of impingement syndrome in my right shoulder and an accident while overhead pressing gifted me a minor glenohumeral separation/dislocation/that shit really hurt for a while.
To remedy the errors that I made, I backed down my pressing volume, had manual therapy once per week and I used the following warm-up sequence. It encompasses soft-tissue (and how I sequence it for the upper-body), thoracic spine mobility, traction and activation work and patterning.
Check it out and then put it to good use.
Get Stronger,
Todd
Todd Bumgardner
Co-Owner at Beyond Strength Performance
M.S./ CSCS/ Owner of Beyond Strength Performance/ Ginger
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This one is awesome. I have a right stiff elbow and I can’t touch my right shoulder with my right hand. After one round, I can touch my shoulder again. Now , this series is part of my daily rehab work. Thanks for this and regards from germany.
Karsten,
Great to hear! I’m glad that the warmup had an impact and you have better movement at your elbow!