Rotator Cuff Muscles
Exercise of the Week: Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Carry
The STACK Exercise of the Week helps you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. The Exercise Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Carry Who Does It Tim Collins, Kansas City [...]
How to Fix Golf Swing Muscle Imbalances
It's common to try to carry training programs over from one sport to another. A golfer's skills are similar to a pitcher's in some respects: the need for balance, stability, [...]
Prevent Shoulder Injuries With Stabilization Exercises
Stabilization exercises for the shoulder are commonly used in rehabilitation. However, you should perform them on a regular basis to protect your shoulders from injury. The shoulder is the most [...]
How to Strengthen Every Shoulder Muscle
Strengthening the shoulders should be a critical aspect of any workout program. However, many athletes make the mistake of failing to work their entire shoulder joint. The shoulders are made up [...]
Build Balanced Shoulder Strength
The shoulder is an incredibly complex joint. It comprises many muscles whose job is to move the joint and keep it stable. If you don't strengthen all of these muscles, [...]
End Your Bench Press Plateau
Whether you're training for sport or recreation, a plateau in your Bench Press progression is never welcome. Increasing your intensity or switching up your workout may make a difference, but [...]
Keeping Your Rotator Cuff Healthy and Pain-Free
The rotator cuff consists of the muscles and tendons in the shoulder. Four major muscles [subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor] work together with their tendons to connect the upper [...]
Four Weight Room Exercises to Avoid
As you walk around the weight room, you see people performing a variety of exercises. Some of them may be unfamiliar but seem to offer compelling benefits. However, don't jump [...]
Three Upper Back Exercises to Strengthen Your Shoulders
The shoulder lets you perform a myriad of sports skills, such as throwing a football and serving in tennis, because it has a greater range of motion than any other [...]
Shoulder Stability Exercises
Perform one of the following exercises during each workout to strengthen the crucial stabilizing muscles in your shoulders. Physioball Walkout With Push-Up Assume push-up position with hips centered on physioball [...]