Shoulders Combo - Flexion + Extension

Shoulder Extension Shoulder Extension means to be able to bring your arms behind your body. Often people confuse the shoulder flexion and shoulder extension.Dropping down into a narrow elbow dips is a shoulder extension,so is chambering the hand on the ribs for a karate style punch. Arms Behind Being able to bring the arms well behind the body is valuable to many athletes. Those include combatants, such as wrestlers, grapplers, etc. Dancers and gymnasts need shoulder extension, as well softball players among others. Issues Related to Lack of Shoulder Extension Flexibility Lacking shoulder extension ability in the shoulder joint often transfers into the upper back and neck, as well as into the scapula and clavicle. As the results injuries to those structures are common. How to Get Flexible A common way to obtain shoulder flexibility is to try to clasp the hands behind you, put against static object or have a friend forcefully pull the arms. Those methods take a long time to work, and