The Best Shoulder Health Exercises For CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting – FPF Show Episode 20

The Best Shoulder Health Exercises For CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting

In today's episode we go over The Best Shoulder Health Exercises For CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting:

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:07 What are the best rotator cuff exercises for CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting?
• 2:50 Why is the rotator cuff so important?
• 3:54 How the specific demands of olympic lifting influences the best exercises
• 11:23 Going over each specific exercise
• 16:39 What are the best physical therapy exercises for the shoulder? (CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting)
• 23:24  Why behind the neck pressing is GREAT for olympic lifting

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Show Notes / Relevant Articles:

• Physical Therapy Diagnosis and Treatment of Shoulder Impingement / Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
• FPF Mini Course - 7 Reasons Why Injuries Happen in the Gym and What to do About it
• The Ultimate Guide to Rotator Cuff Tears, Tendinopathy and Sub-acromial Impingement Syndrome
• The Ultimate Guide to Getting Out of Shoulder Pain and Back to Bench Press, Overhead Press and Olympic Lifts
• The Best Rotator Cuff Exercises for CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting
• The Best Exercises to Get Out of Shoulder Pain and Back to Training in the Gym
• Physical Therapy Treatment for Shoulder Pain During Bench Press
• The Best Physical Therapy Exercises for the Shoulder (CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting)

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References:

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4. Edwards, P. K., Ebert, J. R., Littlewood, C., Ackland, T., & Wang, A. (2017). A Systematic Review of Electromyography Studies in Normal Shoulders to Inform Postoperative Rehabilitation Following Rotator Cuff Repair. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 47(12), 931–944. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.7271 

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6. Serrano et al. Shoulder Injuries In Olympic Weightlifting: A Systematic Review BJMHS 2020