I have had a knot in my shoulder for a while now and tightness, and these stretches really helped me relieve that sharp pain and tightness. Thank you! 😁
Where were you, when I had 2 different teeny, tiny Rotator Cuff tear incidents? Had physical therapy and no surgery.... Oh, I I didn't know about you but now I do. Had to fight w/a shoulder surgeon who couldn't believe my mobility after 1month of exercising w/physical therapy and doing light tai-chi, elliptical and broome handle exercises like you showed....thank you for these 5:awesome reminders...
My PT, DPT, CSCS has started me with the wall angel, flexion wall walks, and shoulder external rotation scapular retraction with resistence band. Today he even had me lifting weights. It is on account of my bike collision with a SUV in the middle of the road that caused several injuries. My latest 4th PT session is for my collarbone shoulder injury.
heck, trying to do the wall angels I can't even get my arms back to the wall to begin with... Guess ya need to start somewhere. My chiropractor did show three of these using a door frame, which I haven't been doing, but will start after seeing this video.
The wall thing: my back won't stick to the wall. The middle back gets uncomfortable when I lift my hands. It is 'pushing' away from the wall and my right arm is moving away from the wall. I'm also feeling this same arm during the down was dog movements. Not painful but some ball in it. I was surprised I can do the broom thing! It is incredible! Thank you for this. Will do them daily
This is great info! Pointing out it’s not just one area of the shoulder affected! My husband has bicep tendonitis (showed him these exercises). Could he gradually benefit from doing each of these exercises? Understanding that if he hurt he would have to back off! Or can you point me to one of your videos that he could start on before this? Also, should he do the exercises everyday to gain the most benefit or how often? Thanks so much!
These exercises can help but as you say knowing when to back off because there is pain is key. We have tons of videos on our channel that you can check out for more tips & routines. Here are just two to get you started: th-cam.com/video/xRI8GCiBNQY/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/vbF5maISXXQ/w-d-xo.html
Learned some great new exercises to help out my shoulder mobility where I struggle thanks! Tangent question, those shorts are cool, what brand, where’d you get?
Fantastic. I've had a world of trouble with my back & neck, and TMJ too. These exercises are helping! And finally, a great explanation of how to do Wall Angels. (I was doing them incorrectly before.) Thank you.
OUCH! I had a broken collar bone and of course it healed funny - my left shoulder has been locked for decades and starting these stretches, I suddenly developed HUGE pain in the left front shoulder area. Its gone away after a few days but man, I couldnt even lift my arm up front without sharp stabbing pain - definitely unlocking something!!! Still doing the stretches nightly!
@@Criticalbench Same question. How much mobility training, when to start lifting? Can you do gradual, light lifting while doing these exercises, then increase to heavy?
The way this channel is recently giving informations out is great. You show people that there is more than just lifting and fitness is more than just training its about changing your habits and life to become your best version.
Great video would love help on how to address neck and shoulder issues from overuse from mouse and phone usage. With the amount of virtual work, people working from home and General technology useI think it’s going to be an epidemic as a recruiter myself it’s impacting my life!!
I thought we were to perform an anterior pelvic tilt prior to engaging our shoulders with any movement or exercise. Would you explain why you kept your pelvic in a neutral position before performing these 5 moves? Thank you for your time. Cheers.
Criticalbench hey guys, well I tried this once. Not sure if it's coincidence but I'm a brickie in Australia, I love to exercise and I've just had the best day with my shoulders I've had in a long time. Thank you sooooo much. So along with the strengthening exercises I'm hoping 🙏🏻I'm on the right path
I don't do any of the so called mirror muscle exercises like bench presses. I focus on posterior chain exercises to get into proper form, posture and alignment. Does this sound like a good strategy to dovetail with what you outlined in this video?
they might help to some degree, i've been doing these exercises along with many other exercises for probably 1.5 years and yes they helped little bit, i gained more mobility on my shoulders and overall my shoulders feels better when doing these exercises, but they never really fully corrected my rounded shoulders, so when i started doing deadlifts (doesn't matter what deadlift variation, any will do) it took only couple of weeks to fully fix my rounded shoulders, so if you want to fix your posture fast, start doing deadlifts with correct form ofc. The same thing was with my anterior pelvic tilt, i did bodyweight glute bridges to fix it, but i get pretty much no results, but when i started using weights with glute bridges and actually started gain strength with progressive overload, then my anterior pelvic tilt got fixed. So in my experience you need to actually get your weak muscles strong to fix your posture by lifting heavy or medium weights and progressively add more weight
@@xximxnekkedxx yes, of course, good posture will make your shoulders healthier and it reduces/eliminates pain, but you should also strengthen your rotator cuff (external rotators)
Bluecavemen just started doing some basic poses for my back pain and I’ve been working out for years and it has me feeling like I’m on drugs after , wish I would of started years ago
Amazing video mate ill definitely be doing them, my collar bone clicks and jumps slightly its slightly tender felt better after these exercises do you have anything specific that i can do that would help. great work thx!
Great video. Not just showing exercises but also educating as to the 'why' to do certain movements. Thank you for this upload. Edit: liking, subscribing!
Love seeing mobility videos. Very helpful. Thank you! What do you recommend for people who cannot even et their elbows near the wall with those snow angels let alone slide their arms up?
Ok...My shoulder is going crazy for years. I cant do #3...No way....# 1 and 2 I will incorporate those in the shower! # 4 and 5 absolutely in hot sexy sauna place!!!@#@
@Slimz Beats Nope... They/we still had stuff to read, etc (corded phones, paper notebooks, books). No computers so everything had to be done manually, tediously. Think adding machines, and manually working things out on paper, etc. Yes, a bit more active, so you're a bit warmer there...
@Slimz Beats I can see that... But this is generally what you see online, and initially it does seem compelling. And for the record, we have to recognize generalities from specific cases. But, I believe it has a lot to do with the types of movements we do in the gym, and the style of training. Everything doesn't have to be a quasi HIT style of training, there ought be more balanced stimulus, and more ROM throughout. So, some of this stuff not only on this video, but others was already incorporated into the types of movements we'd do in the past. Of course the exercise scientists told us how bad those things were for us, building value for their information, and services. So now they're telling us to do the same emulative types of things, just in ways that meet their approval.
@Slimz Beats But general activity can't be discounted either. I know for myself I can do the right kinds of exercises, but just don't have enough time in my schedule to exercise often enough, or for sufficient leisure time. I don't know how old you are, but wonder how much of a schedule crunch younger folks are having. If much of this stuff is directed at older people, it's more understandable. But my impression is that we're talking about guys in their 20s & 30s maybe...??? And I can't understand that... When I was younger, I understood a twisted ankle (from being out doing stuff, many times), but I didn't know what tense, tight shoulders were, or what it meant, it was not in my cosmos. And again, we did many tedious tasks, much of which has been replaced by the machines... But what we (I) seemingly have none of, is time. And much of what precious little time I do get, is required to prepare for the next week. So we live in a semi vegetative state for the most part, when we're designed to move...
𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘!!! 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐃! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: www.criticalbench.com/stretching
Thanks for the tips, are there any movements in particular that should be avoided if you have these issues?
I have had a knot in my shoulder for a while now and tightness, and these stretches really helped me relieve that sharp pain and tightness. Thank you! 😁
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Where were you, when I had 2 different teeny, tiny Rotator Cuff tear incidents? Had physical therapy and no surgery.... Oh, I I didn't know about you but now I do. Had to fight w/a shoulder surgeon who couldn't believe my mobility after 1month of exercising w/physical therapy and doing light tai-chi, elliptical and broome handle exercises like you showed....thank you for these 5:awesome reminders...
You're welcome
Thanks a lot for this video. I have dislocated shoulder. These exercises really helps me for my better shoulder mobility
You're welcome! Hope you feel better soon :-)
My PT, DPT, CSCS has started me with the wall angel, flexion wall walks, and shoulder external rotation scapular retraction with resistence band. Today he even had me lifting weights. It is on account of my bike collision with a SUV in the middle of the road that caused several injuries. My latest 4th PT session is for my collarbone shoulder injury.
How are you doing today in result of your injuries? Feeling better? Just curious, is all, considering your comment is from 3 years ago.
Easy routine to follow! Feels GR8. Have warmth in areas addressed! Blood flow= healing! Thanks👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Keep working
Hey great video! I am working on my mobility and these excercise are usefull.
Rimbert Lucas Vahle 😊 Thank you!!
Cheers so much just what I needed as my rotary cuffs have been damaged for years and subbed 😊❤
Thank you the hercules and wall angel helped my shoulder instantly
You're welcome. So glad this has helped you!
Same here, and my neck too!
heck, trying to do the wall angels I can't even get my arms back to the wall to begin with... Guess ya need to start somewhere. My chiropractor did show three of these using a door frame, which I haven't been doing, but will start after seeing this video.
Awesome! Let us know how it goes, Brad :-)
I’m going to try these. Thank you. I also shared it.
Share the wealth. Thanks!
The wall thing: my back won't stick to the wall. The middle back gets uncomfortable when I lift my hands. It is 'pushing' away from the wall and my right arm is moving away from the wall. I'm also feeling this same arm during the down was dog movements. Not painful but some ball in it.
I was surprised I can do the broom thing! It is incredible! Thank you for this. Will do them daily
We're so glad it's working well for you! Keep at it!! :-)
Updates plz
Nice content. Many i know jump into strength training with poor mobility and consequence is dire.
Great video mate I’m gonna try this "............thanks from the Isle of Wight
Have fun
I would welcome a 2.0 version of this video... you hinted at the other exercises, I would love to know what they are
Can't believe I found this channel so late
We’re glad you’re here, buddy! Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any content 😎
This is great info! Pointing out it’s not just one area of the shoulder affected! My husband has bicep tendonitis (showed him these exercises). Could he gradually benefit from doing each of these exercises? Understanding that if he hurt he would have to back off! Or can you point me to one of your videos that he could start on before this? Also, should he do the exercises everyday to gain the most benefit or how often? Thanks so much!
These exercises can help but as you say knowing when to back off because there is pain is key. We have tons of videos on our channel that you can check out for more tips & routines. Here are just two to get you started:
th-cam.com/video/xRI8GCiBNQY/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/vbF5maISXXQ/w-d-xo.html
Learned some great new exercises to help out my shoulder mobility where I struggle thanks! Tangent question, those shorts are cool, what brand, where’d you get?
I feel lots better thanks !
You're welcome
Thanks for sharing and I will try as I have stiff neck...
Awesome!
Fantastic. I've had a world of trouble with my back & neck, and TMJ too. These exercises are helping! And finally, a great explanation of how to do Wall Angels. (I was doing them incorrectly before.) Thank you.
Great!
OUCH! I had a broken collar bone and of course it healed funny - my left shoulder has been locked for decades and starting these stretches, I suddenly developed HUGE pain in the left front shoulder area.
Its gone away after a few days but man, I couldnt even lift my arm up front without sharp stabbing pain - definitely unlocking something!!! Still doing the stretches nightly!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for that. It really helps
Happy it did.
Thank you ☺️💖
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for your videos. I love strength training.
Sure thing! Stay tuned for more!
Thank you
You're welcome!
muito bom
He's in pretty good shape. Good info.
Thanks!
So can I do these exercises while lifting weights?
YOu mean as part of your program?
@@Criticalbench Same question. How much mobility training, when to start lifting? Can you do gradual, light lifting while doing these exercises, then increase to heavy?
The way this channel is recently giving informations out is great. You show people that there is more than just lifting and fitness is more than just training its about changing your habits and life to become your best version.
Thanks for commenting.
I’m so tight and sore from a lifetime of abuse to my body, I hope I can do some of these things.
Start where you are at and if you remain consistent your flexibility and mobility will improve
Great video would love help on how to address neck and shoulder issues from overuse from mouse and phone usage. With the amount of virtual work, people working from home and General technology useI think it’s going to be an epidemic as a recruiter myself it’s impacting my life!!
Check out our channel for tons of great videos that can help you out and suggest techniques for you :-)
I thought we were to perform an anterior pelvic tilt prior to engaging our shoulders with any movement or exercise. Would you explain why you kept your pelvic in a neutral position before performing these 5 moves? Thank you for your time. Cheers.
Likely due to it being shoulder rehab session/ topic than a posture issue
Try this vid bro
th-cam.com/video/zule2pMs-nk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks coach 👍 I'll be giving this a go
Awesome! Let us know how it goes :-)
Criticalbench hey guys, well I tried this once. Not sure if it's coincidence but I'm a brickie in Australia, I love to exercise and I've just had the best day with my shoulders I've had in a long time. Thank you sooooo much. So along with the strengthening exercises I'm hoping 🙏🏻I'm on the right path
But if I could do any of those exercises I wouldn't have mobility issues.
Start off slow doing what you can. Your mobility will improve if you are consistent in practicing these
@@Criticalbench Exactly, how to increase mobility in shoulders if i can't do first exercise properly?!?!
What should i do to improve that?!?
@@boris035..4 yeah how to do that ? that is the question howwwww
I don't do any of the so called mirror muscle exercises like bench presses. I focus on posterior chain exercises to get into proper form, posture and alignment. Does this sound like a good strategy to dovetail with what you outlined in this video?
I agree, setting up/strengthening your back it extremely important when exercising the front.
Good video, I have tight shoulders from working on a computer, this helped. Thanks.
So glad to hear this has helped you. :-)
Incredible!
Thank you! 😎
How often can these exercises be done ? Every day ?
I would recommend a rest day between
Great job
Thank you!
how many reps and sets should I do each exercise for?
3 sets
10-12 reps
I work in an office and every single person could use these.
We agree
Can this help with neck hump and forward head posture?
Will these stretches help my rounded shoulders and posture???
they might help to some degree, i've been doing these exercises along with many other exercises for probably 1.5 years and yes they helped little bit, i gained more mobility on my shoulders and overall my shoulders feels better when doing these exercises, but they never really fully corrected my rounded shoulders, so when i started doing deadlifts (doesn't matter what deadlift variation, any will do) it took only couple of weeks to fully fix my rounded shoulders, so if you want to fix your posture fast, start doing deadlifts with correct form ofc. The same thing was with my anterior pelvic tilt, i did bodyweight glute bridges to fix it, but i get pretty much no results, but when i started using weights with glute bridges and actually started gain strength with progressive overload, then my anterior pelvic tilt got fixed. So in my experience you need to actually get your weak muscles strong to fix your posture by lifting heavy or medium weights and progressively add more weight
ollvi did the dead lifts help with any pain associated with your shoulders
@@xximxnekkedxx yes, of course, good posture will make your shoulders healthier and it reduces/eliminates pain, but you should also strengthen your rotator cuff (external rotators)
How long should I do these exercises?
Perform 10 reps of each. Let us know how it goes. Thanks for supporting the channel!
Is it safe to do the overhead pull through if i have a Supraspinatus and labrum tear?
Avoid the pull through with those injuries
Criticalbench ok thanks man
Criticalbench ok I’ll skip that one
fantastic
Thanks for watching!
Great Technique. Every time I watch this channel. I’m always receiving great knowledge. Thank you 🙏
You're welcome! Stay tuned for more!
What do you think of kettlebell armbars?
Highly recommended it. Great for strength, stability, and flexibility.
I believe workout people or bodybuilder should do yoga beginners
Bluecavemen just started doing some basic poses for my back pain and I’ve been working out for years and it has me feeling like I’m on drugs after , wish I would of started years ago
they are all yoga posses
Thanks o lot.can u show cervical lodosis
Is it OK to do front shoulder press? Thanks😏😏😏😏😏😏
Yes
Dude this is a must, saved and shared.
Yeah, it is! 👊
Thank you very much 🙏 great video as ALWAYS 👌🤗
Thanks
I have two shoulder dislocations the third exercise looks scary
Then don't do it! Do what your body allows.
very interesting topic ---thanks for the background science before showing the movements
Thanks
Amazing video mate ill definitely be doing them, my collar bone clicks and jumps slightly its slightly tender felt better after these exercises do you have anything specific that i can do that would help. great work thx!
Awesome! You're very welcome!! 😁👍💪
Hi. I’m diagnosed of cervical dystonia. I have shoulder stiffness and my lower leg muscles are stiff. Will these exercises help. Thank you
I had alexander technique lessons for that.... less aches all round.
I will do this,thank you😃
You're welcome.
Great video. Not just showing exercises but also educating as to the 'why' to do certain movements.
Thank you for this upload.
Edit: liking, subscribing!
Thank you, Declan. Glad you liked it! :-)
thank you!
YouRe welcome
Can it cure my shoulder pain?????
What is the root cause of your shoulder pain? Is it injury related, or is your shoulder pain the result of weak muscles in that area?
@@Criticalbench I don't know but till last week my shoulder weren't paining but this week they pain whenever i attempt push ups
I have a slight scoliosis problem is there any hope for me
Naudi Aguilar functional patterns Google him and follow him on instagram he knows stuff trust me
thank you
Love seeing mobility videos. Very helpful. Thank you!
What do you recommend for people who cannot even et their elbows near the wall with those snow angels let alone slide their arms up?
Just start & continue with the exercises. You will improve with time
Hola Coach Brian!! Buen ejercicio como siempre excelente información💪💪💪💪👏👏👏👏
Gracias
👍
Thanks
Been doing cat cows on and off before but will expand my routine to include the other four exercises as well. How many reps/minutes for each exercise?
Good One Sir....
Clear Explanation & Demo About Exercises......
Best Way to Increase Height....Video I Want ...
Keep Doing Sir......
Increase height? I'm afraid we cannot help you with that.
@@Criticalbench Ok Sry For that & How to Get Good Looking Arms & Chest......
Some videos of shoulder activation will be nice 👍
Check out the other videos on our channel for that.
I like these stretches. I feel them in my thorax/upper back
Glad you liked it, John :-)
That is an amazing t-shirt he had on. If you focus and look at it long enough, you could actually see a guy bench pressing 1000 lbs.
Couldn't do 4 of 5
That's ok...Do what you can.
Why do you recommend keeping lordotic curve instead of flattening the spine against the wall?
Great info - explained well. I would suggest a different colored shirt worn for demonstration purposes.
Thanks
How many reps and sets do you recommend with these movements?
3 sets of 10-12 reps
Thank you so much. It sucks when you can't do overhead presses because you can't put your arms over your head.
Wow, that background music is REALLY distractingly annoying.
Thank you for your feedback
Ok...My shoulder is going crazy for years. I cant do #3...No way....# 1 and 2 I will incorporate those in the shower! # 4 and 5 absolutely in hot sexy sauna place!!!@#@
Hmmm... Years ago, not only was this stuff not done, it was also not necessary. Think on that...
@Slimz Beats Nope... They/we still had stuff to read, etc (corded phones, paper notebooks, books). No computers so everything had to be done manually, tediously. Think adding machines, and manually working things out on paper, etc. Yes, a bit more active, so you're a bit warmer there...
@Slimz Beats I can see that... But this is generally what you see online, and initially it does seem compelling. And for the record, we have to recognize generalities from specific cases. But, I believe it has a lot to do with the types of movements we do in the gym, and the style of training. Everything doesn't have to be a quasi HIT style of training, there ought be more balanced stimulus, and more ROM throughout. So, some of this stuff not only on this video, but others was already incorporated into the types of movements we'd do in the past. Of course the exercise scientists told us how bad those things were for us, building value for their information, and services. So now they're telling us to do the same emulative types of things, just in ways that meet their approval.
@Slimz Beats But general activity can't be discounted either. I know for myself I can do the right kinds of exercises, but just don't have enough time in my schedule to exercise often enough, or for sufficient leisure time. I don't know how old you are, but wonder how much of a schedule crunch younger folks are having. If much of this stuff is directed at older people, it's more understandable. But my impression is that we're talking about guys in their 20s & 30s maybe...??? And I can't understand that... When I was younger, I understood a twisted ankle (from being out doing stuff, many times), but I didn't know what tense, tight shoulders were, or what it meant, it was not in my cosmos. And again, we did many tedious tasks, much of which has been replaced by the machines... But what we (I) seemingly have none of, is time. And much of what precious little time I do get, is required to prepare for the next week. So we live in a semi vegetative state for the most part, when we're designed to move...
I can't do this wall angel with wrist on the wall. My lower back arching .
Thanks criTiCaL Bench . LoL
You're welcome!
My shoulder cracks a lot even with a small move its annoyin...
Alex?