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Vertical Chicken

The Vertical Chicken will help you find those tight rotator cuffs, as well as reach into your tricep chain. If you've been needing to warm-up shoulders, this active mobility exercise is worth a try.

Type Of Exercise: Mobility
Muscles: Shoulders
Difficulty: Intermediate
Equipment: Resistance Band

Vertical Chicken

Use a band that is roughly forearm length for this exercise.
Grab one end of the band with your right hand and put it over your right shoulder.
Reach behind your back with your left hand and grab the other end of the band.
Point your right elbow to the ceiling and your left elbow straight out to your left side.
Continue to pull your hands apart as you hold for time.
Come out slow and switch sides.

Exercise: Cactus
Type of Exercise: Flexibility
Muscles: Shoulders, Chest
Difficulty: Moderate
Equipment: Body Only

Exercise: Prone Retraction
Type of Exercise: Flexibility
Muscles: Shoulders, Chest
Difficulty: Intermediate
Equipment: Body Only