shoulder flexibilty for oly lifts

[TomoUK]

i ve been struggling with shouler flexibility whilst trying to develop overhead squats and snatches. anyone got any good flexibility tips/exercises. thanks, tom

 

[super_rice]

stretch your pecs and all the muscles around the shoulder girdle. stretch your TRAPS AND LATS as well, most people suffer from tightness here, especially if they have lifted in powerlifting type movements. you probably need to strengthen your upper back and rotator cuff as well. this can be done with all the usual external rotation exercises, and sotts presses, bent over rows, scapular pushups, and chinups. make sure your shoulderblades are tucked together at all times whilst doing these exercises.

 

[TomoUK]

stretch your pecs and all the muscles around the shoulder girdle. stretch your TRAPS AND LATS as well, most people suffer from tightness here, especially if they have lifted in powerlifting type movements. you probably need to strengthen your upper back and rotator cuff as well. this can be done with all the usual external rotation exercises, and sotts presses, bent over rows, scapular pushups, and chinups. make sure your shoulderblades are tucked together at all times whilst doing these exercises.

ok thanks for the advice, never occurred to me it might be stiffness in traps/lats.

probably a stupid question but what are sotts presses?

 

[super_rice]

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=504482

Link to a video I posted.

 

[Protobuilder]

I'm too lazy to look it up I guess, but in the starting position, do you want your shoulder blades pinned back, or sort of rounded like in the deadlift position?