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Shoulder health

In your vast experience, is there a secret app for the shoulder to really build a “case of steel” around my tendons so that my shoulder will exceed my current demands without risk of injury?

No, not really.

  • Resist heavy weights and poor, compromised form
  • Bench presses are very risky and the source of many shoulder problems — You can add press-behind-necks and upright rows to the list
  • Rather, choose dumbbell presses in various degrees of incline — safer and better musclebuilders
  • Eat right and rest a lot
  • Warm up big time

You’d love the book Never Let Go by Dan John.

Lift, live, learn and grow… Godspeed… DD

- Dave Draper Posted on July 26th, 2010 in Shoulder Issues by Dave Draper