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Shoulder rotation
| It helps javelin throwers, cricketers, hockey, volleyball and tennis players |
Preventing injury: Shoulder rotations
Method
Pick up a pair of light dumbbells in both hands.
Lift the arms in such a way that the palms face the ground, and upper arms and elbows are in line with the shoulders.
From this starting position, turn the forearm upwards in such a way that the inner part of the wrist faces forward.
Return to starting position.
This is a variation of the exercise which is performed using a device called ‘shoulder horn.’
It can also be performed in a seated position, one arm at a time, by placing the upper arm across a small bench.
Muscles trained:
Trains shoulder muscles, especially areas of the delicate rotator cuff that lies beneath the deltoids. Also works muscles such as infraspinatus, teres major and coracobrachialis.
strengthen the rotator cuff
Avoid:
Moving the elbow or upper arm while doing the exercise (turning the inner part of the wrist forward). Heavy weights.
Who it benefits:
Helps sportspersons such as javelin throwers, cricketers, hockey, volleyball and tennis players. Keeps shoulder injuries at bay.
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