Left/right shoulder difference

[Phil5011993]

Hi 

I have a difference in left and I have ight shoulder flexibility. I have been working on improving my range of motion in the right shoulder for about 4 weeks using gmb focused Flexibility. 

I feel like I might need a bit extra to close the gap between the left and right shoulders. 

Could anyone recommend any Stretches from master the shoulder series or kit's book? 

Thanks in advance

[Nathan]

Hey Phil,

First of all, you are probably aware of this already, but you're making some rather significant sacrifices to form in these shots  Take a look at this:

Notice how his shoulders are level. Now, look at this one:

Notice how he keeps the upper arm back and in line with the body. It's clear that you are leaning the shoulders quite a bit. You don't show a side view, but I'm pretty certain your upper arm is also angled forward. It's hard to make a good comparison since the angles of these compensations add to the difficulty of the assessment.

That said, your right-left difference seems to be primarily in the bottom arm, so primarily the delt and external rotators. Both E7 and L4 from Master the Shoulder should allow you to do some direct work on the external rotators. The stick stretches from L4 are freely available on YouTube, as well.

Other than that, you probably need to work on the larger muscles here: lats, pecs, and triceps. Butcher's block is good, and I believe you are already doing it, so keep at it. You can also use this pose (Gomukhasana), but you should use a strap between the hands so that you can maintain form until you're loose enough to grasp without making sacrifices.

I feel your pain, by the way. I'm super tight in all of these places 

[Kit_L]

Add:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pl_p64l_ps

Your R shoulder is much tighter then your L, in this ROM. All these are done in detail in MSF, and in my book, Stretching & Flexibility, but I recommend MSF these days. Do you have this program? Or you could post over at the GMB forum, seeing as you are using their program.

[Phil5011993]

I have both. Both are good, just the GMB one is easier to do in the morning. I will try the solo and partner version. I have done the partner version with my partner, but I don't think she pulls it enough for me to feel a stretch. I also might adapt one of the GMB stretches as well. I will update you on how they feel.

On 7/6/2018 at 8:25 AM, Kit_L said:

Add:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pl_p64l_ps

Your R shoulder is much tighter then your L, in this ROM. All these are done in detail in MSF, and in my book, Stretching & Flexibility, but I recommend MSF these days. Do you have this program? Or you could post over at the GMB forum, seeing as you are using their program.

 

[Kit_L]

@Phil5011993: do the solo version, then (once you get the angles right, the solo version is as good as the partner one, in my experience). Any vertical edge will work (like a door frame).

The partner one's real advantage is in being able to relax completely, and enables small changes in direction.

Try this sequence in the mornings as a change, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwEWchSjrI&t=2s

Personally, I would only ever mobilise shoulders in the morning, and stretch them later in the day.