(2016) found that in the lunge position (the TGU and prone I) had significantly greater serratus anterior EMG compared to other exercises.Ī greater EMG during this position is most likely from the scapulae in protraction. I usually place the athlete at end ranges of the shoulder.Reach arm, don’t over pull the scapula down and back.Breathe throughout the exercise, don’t hold your breath.Inhale and fully exhale before beginning.Right Foot- Press your arch into the ground.Left foot- Left outside heel and left big toe.Open your fingers wide and feel the ball.The athlete should feel the posterior shoulder during this exercise. This exercise helps maintain the head of the humerus in the socket. This is a fantastic integrated scapular exercise where the athlete needs to not only control the entire body, but also the arm.
#Scapular isometric exercises manual#
Through an added manual isometric perturbation, the athlete needs to control the arm and trunk to not fall over or lose joint position. What Does It Do: Trunk and scapular control/stabilization. Lately I have been playing around with different lower body positions as well.Ĭheck them out! Half Kneeling and Standing Split Stance Ball to Wall Stabilizations I usually do a standing ball to wall at different arm positions.
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I have always been a big fan of scapular isometric perturbations to train the scapular muscles. The goal of this post is to provide some new exercise variations to help keep the shoulder healthy – whether you get paid to throw a baseball 95MPH or if you’re Bob from Accounting. Other factors such as pitching mechanics, sport stress, and life stress are hard for the strength coach to control and train. To keep a healthy shoulder, there are a lot of variables that come into play. Shoulder health is always a hot topic amongst baseball players and overhead athletes. Today’s guest post comes courtesy of former CSP intern and now current rock-star PA based strength coach, Rob Rabena New (To You) Scapular Stabilization Exercises