Stick Shoulder Dislocations

DESCRIPTION/INSTRUCTIONS:

1. First off, a disclaimer. Despite the name, you are not actually dislocating your shoulders with this exercise

2. Grab a stick or PVC pipe with your hands outside of shoulder width and hold it down in front of your thighs.

3. With straight arms, raise the stick up and over your head, and then behind your back, then rotate it back up and over to the start position.

HELPFUL CUES:

1. Start with your hands much wider than you think you need to. The further in your hands are, the harder this exercise becomes so it is better to start too wide than too narrow.

COMMON MISTAKES:

1. Bending your elbows as you’re performing the exercise. This will take the tension away from the muscles we’re trying to stretch. If you can’t perform the exercise with straight arms at your current grip width, move your hands out wider.

OTHER NAMES:

1. Stick shoulder rotations