Is this a good exercise for swimmers? I tried it recently and was surprised how weak I was on my non-dominant (right) side, which is also the side I've had some nagging shoulder soreness up until recently.
I have been ignoring my deltoids in my weight training routine up until about a month ago, to go easy on my shoulders. Recently I started doing some exercises that target the deltoids and my shoulder soreness has diminished a lot, so I plan to keep it up and maybe try more exercises.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should NEVER lift with your shoulder internally rotated (i.e. thumb down). It can cause impingement problems.
Bad, naughty Swedish female therapist!
-LBJ
She must be looking for more clients. When I rehabed my shoulder we did a thumb up exercise with 2lbs weights. That was only after I showed my therapist the range of motion I used on all four strokes. Since you enter the water thumb down essentially in backstroke we did an exercise where I laid on the table and lifted the 2lbs weights thumbs up very slowly.
Thumbs down is bad, bad, bad!!!!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should NEVER lift with your shoulder internally rotated (i.e. thumb down). It can cause impingement problems.
Bad, naughty Swedish female therapist!
-LBJ
She must be looking for more clients. When I rehabed my shoulder we did a thumb up exercise with 2lbs weights. That was only after I showed my therapist the range of motion I used on all four strokes. Since you enter the water thumb down essentially in backstroke we did an exercise where I laid on the table and lifted the 2lbs weights thumbs up very slowly.
Thumbs down is bad, bad, bad!!!!
