Improving shoulder flexibility: Skiing on your back

Shoulder conditions in sports and fitness is crucial! Many people have shoulder function problems due to factors in life or training! The most common one is limited range of motion of the shoulder joint

When the range of motion of your shoulder joint is limited. When performing various overhead training movements, it is inevitable that jamming will occur and other joints will compensate! This is undoubtedly bad!

The main solution is to massage and relax some tense muscle groups that limit the range of motion of the shoulder joint, such as the latissimus dorsi, chest muscles, and triceps. Tight muscles will affect the flexion of your shoulder joint. Spend!

In addition to massage and stretching, we also need to do some shoulder joint flexibility training to improve the limited range of motion of the shoulder joint!

Today I want to introduce you to a good action to help you improve and enhance your shoulder flexibility: skiing on your back

This is a great action, similar to lying on the snow and sliding the snow around you back and forth with your hands. It can help you adjust the correct upper body position for activation, and it can also test your shoulder mobility. A great way to achieve stability!

Action process:

First of allLie on the ground, bend your knees and hips, place your arms by your side, palms upward, let your entire back naturally touch the ground, and keep your spine neutral!

Abduct your shoulders and slide them up to the top of your head, draw a circle with your arms, and then slowly return to the starting position

Training tips:

1. Make sure your entire spine does not move during the movement. When raising your hands upward, pay attention to feeling the movement of your scapula ( Upward rotation)

2. Keep your arms as close to the ground as possible

3. You can also place a peanut ball between your shoulder blades and spine, and then perform snow angels Action, repeat 3-5 times at one point and then move down. This will help you stretch your thoracic spine and improve shoulder flexibility!