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Here are 6 useful shoulder warm-up and mobility exercises great to use before your BJJ or weight-lifting work out.
Dynamic movements with muscle activation are important in getting the muscles and your body primed and ready to train.
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The Resisted Wall Angel Exercise is one of my favorites as it combines both a mobility and strength component. This exercise is helpful with activating the muscles around the shoulder blades which are muscle groups that are very important in high quality shoulder function and health..and the muscles are activated in a various range of motion which is very useful.
These muscles (Middle Trapezius, Rhomboids, and Lower Trapezius) are vital in maintaining stability to the shoulder blades as well as the shoulder which assists in healthy rotator cuff muscles.
This exercise is important and helpful for Jiu-Jitsu athletes or those that sit excessively as it can help with activating muscles to open the chest while activating important muscles that assist with posture and maintaining good shoulder position in the joint.
Also a useful technique prior to weight-lifting.
Start with a light band and perform 2-3 sets of 5 repetitions.
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There are a few concepts I like to follow when warming up before activity. These concepts are important because they can help with mitigating injury risk during activity as well as prepare your body for that specific task.
In this video I focus these concepts on the shoulder joint.
The concepts include:
1. Increase your body temperature.
2. Move the area through its available range of motion.
3. Activate the muscles.
4. Load the joint.
5. Lightly begin the activity.
You can apply these principles to different areas as well such as the hips, knees, ankle, etc.
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Weakness and lack of mobility is something that most (if not all) of us deal with at some point.
If you are someone that sits a lot for work or practices Jiu-Jitsu, you will have shoulder mobility limitations and strength deficits.
By maintaining mobility and strength you will ensure proper shoulder function and decrease the likelihood of injuries in whatever activity you choose.
In this sequence, we focus on building shoulder health, stability, and mobility through three exercises and then combine these isolated movements into a dynamic movement that yields incredible benefits.
When performing this sequence, work in a comfortable range, avoid any pinching or pain.
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This is a quick sequence that I incorporate into my BJJ warm up.
Its a great way to wake up the shoulders and perform a “Jiu-Jitsu-Specific” technique as well.
Basing on the hand will activate the muscles in the shoulder and shoulder blade area while performing the sit-through technique.
Adding a bit of rotation to the body will provide a bit of a pec and chest stretch.
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The Wall Angel is a great exercise for general motion and correction of impaired posture/tightness that may come from training Jiu-Jitsu or excessive sitting.
Adding a resistance component is a great way to combine strength, mobility, and postural correction all into one technique.
This video includes three variations with the traditional Wall Angel, Resisted Wall Angel, and the modification to the Floor Angel with Resistance.
These are great to implement as a warm up, rehab, or as a general maintenance exercise. Sets and Reps: 2-3 sets of 10-15 repetitions.
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In this video I answer a question I received on youtube from someone wanting to start jiu-jitsu.
Their main concern is that they have had a previous shoulder dislocation and are wondering if they would be able to train BJJ.
I provide 10 steps/tips that you can use to help make your decision and also ways to stay safe if you start training.
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When performing strengthening and shoulder health exercises, I wanted to think about what equipment would be most available at Jiu-Jitsu gyms or what equipment can fit in your equipment bag.
Most BJJ practitioners will have their belt and can easily get access to a resistance band, so I felt this would be an ideal variation of this exercise.
This technique is one of my absolute favorites for shoulder health and posture.
You are strengthening the shoulder blade muscles, rotator cuff muscles, while also working on overhead shoulder mobility.
Not only is this a challenging and valuable exercise for shoulder health and injury prevention, it is also an essential training tool for anyone that needs to build proper technique and muscle strength/activation with overhead lifting and tasks. Adjust the resistance as appropriate to ensure proper technique.
1. Start with bracing the core/abdominals.
2. Bring the elbows up to shoulder height.
3. Squeeze the shoulder blades together and perform a high elbow rowing motion.
4. Externally rotate the shoulders (bringing hands up).
5. Maintain this plane of motion and press straight up to the ceiling without allowing hands to migrate forward (Do not shrug the shoulders).
6. Hold overhead position for 1-2 seconds.
7. Return to start position.
8. Perform 10-12 repetitions, 1-2 sets initially and can increase sets/reps as appropriate.
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Muscle imbalances occur not only in BJJ, but from life in general. Most of the things that we do throughout the day places us in a forward head and rounded shoulders posture as well as a bent trunk along with bent knees and hips.
A great way to think about muscle symmetry is to stretch the areas that are tight (neck muscles, pec, front of the hips, and hamstrings), while strengthening the areas that may not be activated as much (back of the shoulders and shoulder blade musculature, glutes, and outer hips).
These are just general guidelines and just because muscle are tight does not mean they are strong and vice versa, muscles that are stretched/loose are not necessarily weak, but these are just general guidelines so take this information with the idea that there are variables and not absolutes when discussing posture and muscle symmetry.
Here are a few of the videos I recommend but there are plenty on my page and other pages so feel free to explore and see what works!
Also, check out my e-Book for healthy shoulders, which is a good place to get some solid stretches and strengthening exercises as well!
Neck and shoulder stretching: https://youtu.be/e8RvkTWHogU
Shoulder and shoulder-blade strengthening: https://youtu.be/O-fyNTPJU_k
Hip stretching: https://youtu.be/BTjHFgrZPgs or the hip mobility sequence: https://youtu.be/-ffAG8QWPWg
Hip strengthening: https://youtu.be/9G4yL3gxYl8
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There are multiple variations when performing exercises and numerous ways to perform each exercise. In this video we use a kettle bell with the “bottoms up” approach.
We hold the kettle bell upside-down which forces the stabilizing muscles in the wrist, elbow, and shoulder to be activated even more than when using a traditional dumbbell.
When training BJJ, stability ad strength of the entire arm is crucial to maintaining health and preventing injury. A solid exercise that takes some practice but i very beneficial to preventing upper extremity injury and helping your BJJ game.
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