WOD: Feb 10-16

Shoulder problems are very common, next to back pain, its the most common ailment. Especially amongst people who exercise or play sports. There are many exercises which can be done, usually involving the posterior muscles of the shoulders, which tend to be under used.

The good news is there is a great "hack" that you can do to improve your shoulder mobility, reduce pain, and increase grip strength. Hang for 10 minutes a day. Obviously not all at once. You can start with 10 times throughout the day for 1 minute at a time. As you grip improves, you can start increasing the hang time.

While hanging your grip endurance will increase. Having your arms pulled in the most upright position will stretch tight muscles to improve that overhead position. While your body is being supported it will also strengthen all the muscles in your shoulders.

If you don't have a pull-up bar at your house, don't worry. You can do this at the gym. Do it before class, after class, after each set in the strength section, etc. Its only 10 minutes and doesn't really exhaust you, just your grip.

Give it a try for a month and check out the difference it makes. We could all at least improve our grip strength even if you don't have shoulder issues.

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