| Aloha and Welcome to Week 9 of Fitness-Tip Friday! |
| Tip of the Week: Fix This Common (& Dangerous) Shoulder Exercise Mistake! NEVER perform upright rows where your hands trail down below your elbows at the top of the rep! That forces a combination of abduction (arms raised to the side) and internal rotation (shoulder joint turned inwards) that pinches the rotator cuff and leads to dozens of impingement-related injuries. (See “Bad Form” example below)INSTEAD, perform upright rows where your hands, elbows, and shoulders are all along the same plane / level with each other at the top of every rep! (See “Good Form” example below)Note: It’s extremely difficult to use proper form on an upright row when using a barbell of any type, since barbells limit your freedom of motion and rotation. I highly recommend using dumbbells instead! Relevant research articles: 1) Characteristics of shoulder impingement in the recreational weight-training population 2) Isokinetic Assessment of Shoulder Joint Strength Ratios in Male Recreational Weightlifters: A Cross-Sectional Study 3) Rotator Cuff Injury |
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| Quote of the Week: “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming” – John Wooden |
Dr. Gains 
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