Weighted Shoulder Stretch for Overhead Position

  by gregor winter  

Doug Larson shows one of my favorite shoulder stretches.

I like to do this one after extended periods of sitting. Great to improve your posture, but of course also useful for your overhead position.

Variation: After Pressing sessions I like to bring the intensity of this stretch up to 11 by using a medicine ball (gives a greater ROM) instead of a foam roller and holding a 5kg in each hand (roughly 3x 30-45s).

Check out Mobility 101 for more stretching ideas.

Also check out the Zygmunt Smalcerz equivalent of this stretch.

Update: Here is Apti Aukhadov doing basically the same thing with one of his seminar attendees.