Shoulder Exercises

Today I just want to show you a few of the best shoulder exercises to not only help you get strong, but also to help keep your shoulders healthy.

 

Combine a lot of paddling with some bad posture and instable shoulders and you have a recipe for injuries.

 

Try adding these exercises to your workouts for healthy strong surfer shoulders...

 

 

 

1. 90 Degree Dumbbell External Rotations

 

This exercise is a great for strengthening your rotator cuff and preventing injury. I hear from lots of surfers that have had some sort of rotator cuff issues, and this is a great prevention exercise to stop it happening. You don't want to be unable to paddle when the swell hits because of a nagging shoulder injury.

 

 

 

 

2. Single Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press

 

By performing a shoulder press one arm at a time it will force your body to work on any imbalances from one side of the body to the other. Can you do the same number of reps on both sides? If not, you might want to include this exercises in your workouts and do a few extra reps on the weaker side.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Side Plank with External Rotation

 

This exercise is all about bang for your buck. Not only is it another great rotator cuff exercise, but you are also training your core stability as well. It saves workout time and helps decrease your risk of shoulder injuries.

 

 

 

 

Hopefully you will find these shoulder exercises helpful.

 

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