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Scap Stability
I thought I would post some of our favorite scap stability exercises. Many of our athletes tend to be a bit screwed up in the shoulder complex (and our normal clients due to sitting at the computer) when they first come in. We use a lot of different exercises but here are a few that we use very often:
YTLW – This is a version with a dowel that I adopted from Mike Boyle. With the dowel, they should actually be call IYLW. The dowel makes the athlete maintain a consistent arm position.
Scap Pushup – A nice one for the winging scapulae
Wall slide – A great “bang for your buck”. Active lat/pec stretch while you turn on the scap stabilizers. I have posted this one a few times and I will say it again, the seated version is a progression. Begin standing.
Wall Crawl – Sue Falsone (head PT for Athletes’ Performance) showed me this last year. Make sure your elbows don’t flare as you crawl up the wall.
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Great post. Haven’t seen the Y and Ls performed w/the dowel, I like that, I’ll try it out with my own training and with some of my clients. Training the scapula is always overlooked, but super-important. Thanks for the videos.