The Love of Being a Fighter
The Love of Being a Fighter is probably one of the most popular exercises for shoulder pain. In fact, if you’re a beginner, I’d suggest getting a body weight shoulder strap that will help with holding your body’s position and focus on your shoulder.
Ideally, you will have a partner who holds your upper torso in position while you perform this exercise.
The Love of Being a Fighter is probably one of the most popular exercises for shoulder pain. There are quite a few exercises that focus on targeting the rotator cuff. However, I prefer this one.
First, it targets a painful area, which has a direct impact on shoulder pain. Secondly, it is easy to perform. In fact, if you’re a beginner, I’d suggest getting a body weight shoulder strap that will help with holding your body’s position and focus on your shoulder.
Ideally, you will have a partner who holds your upper torso in position while you perform this exercise. For an added challenge, try to hold the shoulder strap above your head while doing this exercise.
By moving your arms back and forth, this exercise targets the front, lateral rotator cuff. As with all shoulder pain exercises, you should not work through the pain, but instead be aware of it and make sure that you follow through each repetition of this exercise as you would with a normal lift.
This exercise may take some time to get used to, but once you get it down, you’ll notice that you’ll have much less shoulder pain. It should only take about 15 minutes per day. As your arm strength increases, you can gradually increase the resistance that you are working with in order to achieve maximum benefit.
Another great shoulder pain exercise is the chest press. This is one of the more difficult shoulder exercise out there, but it can be very effective.
The chest press should be performed in the same manner as the shoulder press above, but instead of holding the shoulder strap, you will use an iron bar to hold your upper torso. Again, be careful to keep your back straight, as you will begin to lose control of your posture.
Holding the bar should not be done with your arms, but rather, using your shoulders and upper torso. It takes some practice, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll soon begin to notice significant improvement in your shoulder pain.
A few variations of the chest press include standing, raising your upper torso over your hands, and lowering yourself down. Experiment with different techniques until you find one that feels most comfortable for you.
Exercises like these are great to do in order to release the tension in your shoulder. As you do, you will be strengthening the muscles around your rotator cuff, allowing them to work together to help prevent pain.
It is imperative that you be able to relax and let the strong muscles around your shoulder loose during these exercises. By strengthening the muscles, they will be less likely to move around or misalign themselves.
If you practice these exercises, you will see an overall reduction in your shoulder pain. As an added bonus, you will begin to feel better about yourself and your life.
