Since I cannot tell if I am grinding my shoulders to death in cable laterals and other shoulder exercises, i figure I should do some preventive/health work. What are the top shoulder health exercises?
I have heard of face pulls and shoulder dislocations. Any suggestions?
These for very high reps have done absolute wonders for me:
When I started them I would click and it was very stiff. Now they feel awesome and my mobility is a stupid amount better, and I can narrow my grip by about a foot compared to where I started.
Band pull aparts as mentioned above are great.
Also; handstand pushups against a wall. The limited rom has really helped me build strength in my shoulders without hurting them and it has carried over well to BB press just in terms of how they feel - but also strength.
[quote]kickureface wrote: @legitimate concern
yes, why would you want to invite potential injury?
@warmup
other than warmup sets starting from bar (press first), no for lateral raise cables, what do you mean by warm up if not that?[/quote]
Ramping weights does not equate to warming up, many people can get away with doing just that, others cannot.
If you watch Dorian Yates train he always starts with stretching work, I need a bit of extra mobility stuff as I sit at a desk all day. There is plenty of advice about mobility/flexibility - run a search.