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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Functional Preventative Stretch #1


Door-Way Stretch

Train your shoulders properly by promoting good posture by stretching the muscles in front of the shoulder into the chest muscle. This will promote posterior shoulder rotation, improve your strength and prevent shoulder injuries. In other words, stand up straight like your mama taught you!

Key Points:

1. Stand up straight and bring your forearm up to a solid surface.

2. Elbows and shoulder at 90 degrees.

3. Step through with the same side leg (ie. as in the picture, step through with the left leg)

4. Hold that position for 10-15 seconds.

5. Repeat multiple times per day.