Shoulder Strength | Chicks Training Tip
This is about shoulder strength but if you are new to the Chicks Training Tips take a few minutes to read the previous newsletters, there’s a lot of great information in there! It’s incredibly beneficial for all the Chicks to be introduced to new movements and concepts for training, implementing these in a regular workout in almost any fashion will create positive change. So re-read the first 15 installments to get a look at all the great movements, VIDEOS have been included.
Shoulder Strength
Now on to the meat of the matter.
So let’s make those shoulders bullet proof. Once a week or before any training session go through these important movements and holds to stabilize the shoulders.
With bands, complete at least one set of ten repetitions as warm up and cool down of the following:
First two shoulder strength movements:
Next three shoulder strength movements:
See video in previous Training Tip
Last, but not least, shoulder strength exercise: 1 – 2x a week complete a series of static holds:
See video in previous Training Tip
If you add these in weekly, your shoulders will be stronger and more stable quickly, allowing you to climb harder and stay injury free.There are videos of all movements in previous Chicks Newsletters, and I’ve added videos of movements that are new in the above workouts, and as always if you are unsure how to perform any of these movements get professional instruction.
If you need information for a specific climb or trip of any nature you can contact me via e-mail.
Carolyn Parker