This video focuses on the stretching component of dysfunctional shoulder posture correction. In plain English, this video will teach you the optimal stretches used to correct bad shoulder posture. By correcting posture you eliminate the impingement conditions that lead to shoulder problems in nearly all cases. I have used this system to correct over 30 shoulders in the past 8 months, not including my own. Some are over the internet, many are in the gym. None are solicited, I have the reputation of knowing how the body works and being able to correct things very simply and effectively. This ability comes from literally an entire lifetime of reading and practicing on myself as I got injured throughout my athletic training career. These particular shoulder stretches were first shown to me by Coach Sommer of gymnasticbodies.com at his May Seminar out in Arizona and are much more effective than the wall or doorway versions of these stretches. My knowledge of this subject (postural correction) was greatly enhanced by my discovery of Pete Egoscue’s book “Pain Free.” I HIGHLY recommend that everyone own a copy of this book and read it. It is in plain English with no medical language, very easy to read and understand. It is 14 dollars and can save you from months of rehab and the associated costs, not to mention more catastrophic injury later in life. Once posture is corrected, THEN I absolutely advocate working on specific strengthening exercises for rotator cuff muscles and some …
nanquan491 says
@slizzardman Hey that’s awesome man! Lots of luck with that! Let’s hope Obama doesn’t tax you to death though :D
slizzardman says
@nanquan491 LOL! No worries, he’ll have to keep me alive to keep getting taxes from!!!
JODAFO4 says
DCs Rock!
oh, and so does this video. ive been looking for a way to stretch that area without the resistance that is counter productive.
grishenko45 says
@slizzardman thanks slizzardman – these stretches are great – i’ve done them once this week – 10 second holds b4 workout and about 20 seconds per stretch after workouts/b4 bed. Swimming too – this aides in should stretching – front and back crawl i find helps! I’m going easy on the bulgarian dips ATM – with static ring hold in upright position. then normal dips 3 reps/set.
tyranttbc69 says
thanks for the free info, these are great
eightyeightdays says
Surely the shoulder roll is necessary when performing a muscle up?
Does this mean that people should be extra careful in counterbalancing this movement?
slizzardman says
@eightyeightdays As far as I am aware the shoulder roll is necessary in a muscle up. You’d have to be pretty light AND insanely strong to do one without a visible shoulder roll. The key is balancing the movement by making sure to strengthen scapular retraction and depression. Rolling the shoulders isn’t bad by itself as long as equal volume and time under tension is spend on proper retraction and depression as well. If you don’t put enough time into that work you will end up injured.
eightyeightdays says
Thanks, that’s what I suspected.
reddogrva says
Hey thanks for the great video! When do you think you’ll be able to post part 2?
ProjectSWOLENESS says
This video should have 40 000 hits.
Marquito76r says
electric stimulation…..i got the Dr. Ho electric massage pads think i’ll give it a go
todddusanj says
@slizzardman Hi thanks for the great information. When do you think you might be posting Should Health Scapular retraction and Depression exercises. Thanks Todd.
Conan7712 says
this guy is a genius…………..i have shoulder problems and he is right on the money because i always have my shoulders rolled forward. good job
stanante says
Thanks for posting this video. I have been working with a physio and an osteopath intermittently over the last year to correct my poor shoulder posture. My osteo couldn’t emphasise enough that no matter how much strengthening of rotator cuffs, infraspinatus and the like, it would all amount to nothing unless my posture is maintained correctly throughout the day (especially sitting at a desk).
I have taken massive steps backward in rings strength to achieve impeccable form. A definite necessity.
slizzardman says
@stanante You are welcome! Posture is indeed everything. I have found that incorporating specific lower trap work helps a lot, but that’s just a small piece of the puzzle.
chaska66 says
THANKYOU!!!!!! i have been looking for something that would help me and i think this was the best video of all!!! its good to have people in the world like you!!!
xthexTxvirusx says
its true. i have a problem with my left shoulder. you see, i’m a soldier, a deployed soldier and i got an M16A@ service weapon hanging off my shoulder by a sling all day. it’s only 8.25lbs unloaded, but good God, it’s messing me up!
finalcs says
Omg, the best video I’ve found for shoulder pain! I had some bad shoulder pain (right shoulder) but by doing these exercises and correcting my posture when lifting weights my shoulders feel better and stronger! The pain has gotten a lot better too. Thank you, man!!! I wanna have sex with you!!!
WhiteWidowRider says
I THINK I GOT ISSUES ! lol
wamarler says
Hey slizzardman, great, video. Before I found it I went to my PCP, orthopedic, got an MRI, went to PT… I’m pretty sure if I started this from the beginning and fixed my shoulder roll, none of that would have been necessary. Argh! Well, better late than never. Add me to your list of folks you’ve helped rehab, with a ton of thanks.
At the end of this video you say you’ll be posting another video, “Scapular retraction and depression… [clipped]” soon. Is that in the works?
NALMassage says
nice shoe in the other room lol
Thanks for this great video
JohnnyDeppIsSexayy says
Thank you so much:) Would love to see part 2
rickticky72 says
it works fast o no pain feels great thanks bro