Rotator Cuff External Rotation
- Lie on your side and place a towel under your arm (between arm and waist)
- Support the head and keep torso in good alignment
- Taking a light weight, support your elbow in towards your waist
- Draw belly button towards spine
- Without lifting elbow away from side rotate arm towards sky/ceiling and breathe out
- Keep wrist in perfect alignment with forearm
- Lower and repeat
- Repeat as many times as you can until fatigue but never compromise good form/technique for extra reps
- Repeat on opposite arm
- Can also be completed standing up using light weights or resistance band
Surfing Benefit:
An essential part to any surfers routine is to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles. These muscles of the rotator cuff support and stabilise the shoulder and will need to be strengthened to counteract any imbalances or potential injuries that may occur through repetitive paddling.
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