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[coolcolj]

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[brooklynboy]

Damn did you read my mind? I was just about to do a search for exersices for my rotator cuffs. You must be a god send for tomorow is shoulder and trap day. Yeah

 

[coolcolj]

don't forget ext cuff stretches as well.

Mine are so flexible I can stick my elbow out right to front of me

just stick your elbow out the side, fist into your hip. ANd then pull your elbow out to the front using the other hand.

 

[brooklynboy]

I hate you I felt like a little bitch useing a standard bar with no wieght. A freind of mine was making fun of me. So I told him to try it. He now hates you also. Just kidding we are both giong to include the cuban rotation into a sholder day. THANK YOU

 

[malhavoc]

Is it better to train rotator cuffs on chest or shoulder day?

 

[coolcolj]

I think shoudlers is better, just do it last, and don't plan to do any upper work the next day, or your asking for trouble

 

[sorerotators]

Nice post CoolColJ.

I do the cubans alot and they are great. I also do a variation of the cubans after regular cubans that i havnt seen anywhere else.

Grab a barbell and lay on the floor and put your elbows straight out just like regular cubans and rest your elbows the floor.

You should be able to lower the bar just over your head and touch the floor. With your elbows never leaving the floor do a "reverse cuban".

I thought of this variation because of all the rotator exercises i've seen nothing really looked that close to the work you do on a flat bench press. And this puts your rotators pretty damn close to the position they would be in a flat bench press.

You will probably find you can use a little more weight in this movement than regular cubans. And i usually use all 5's or 1/4's on the bar to get a good stretch.

 

[Greek God_damn Greek]

Thanks for this post.

I've had a bad shoulder for 13 years from doing heavy incline db presses, the bugger made a "snap" sound when I was on my last set, it has bothered me ever since.

I'll have to give these exercises a shot.

 

[coolcolj]

You can also do another external cuff exercise on a cable cross-over machine, one arm or both at the same time. grab the cables, left side to right hand and vice versa, stick your elbows into your hips, and hold the elbows there, and then pull the cables out to the side.

 

[makedah]

don't forget ext cuff stretches as well.

Mine are so flexible I can stick my elbow out right to front of me

just stick your elbow out the side, fist into your hip. ANd then pull your elbow out to the front using the other hand.

Interesting test. This was easy to do with my left arm, but I couldn't do it with my right, which has the rotator cuff problems.