Shoulder mobility sequence | Yuri's band drill
Channel: Kit Laughlin
Date: 2012-11-08

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This is a part of a shoulder mobility sequence that Yuri Marmerstein (he has a channel here, too) shared with us on a workshop in Scottsdale, AZ, earlier this year.

The sequence is simple to explain: using a band attached to a fixed point, you use its elasticity to pull the arm out of the shoulder joint (this is called "joint distraction"); you then move the shoulder girdle though its full range of movement ("circumduction"); you then play with moving the arm in relation to whichever point in this complex space feels good (by drawing shapes, for example). 

Explore all possible shoulder girdle positions: elevation, depression, protraction, retraction, and any others you can think of.

Increase the tension as you feel more confident; the easiest way to do this is simply to move a bit further away from the fixed point. Because this is a mobility sequence, you don't need to use a band that has too much tension in it. Being able to move through a wider range is more important than building the strength, at this point.

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Yuri Marmerstein is a hand balancer; he has the best one-arm handstands I have seen personally, and his flexibility is simply perfect. He is a really decent human being, which is far and away the most important thing!
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - shoulder movements described
01:20 - joint "distraction" (a way of unloading any joint)
01:45 - getting into position 1 (arm overhead)
01:50 - exercise begins
03:00 - drawing pictures!
03:20 - position 2 (arm across body)
03:45 - adding trunk side movements
04:00 - standing more upright (changes the angles)
04:30 - getting down onto the floor
04:50 - facing away from camera
05:35 - changing band height  (arm behind body)
07:00 - second side