Shoulder pain/pulling edition | Feat. Kelly Starrett | MobilityWOD

Mwod for diagnosing shoulder pain while pulling.

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Shoulder pain/pulling edition | Feat. Kelly Starrett | MobilityWOD

[rswimmer]

KS- just a simple thanks.
You make these very complicated systems very easy to understand (i.e. Barney Style), and I think that it helps literally thousands of people.
You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.
J.

[LaJoYBOi]

I have had a lot of popping and cracking in my left shoulder when doing pullups. Also, had terrible teres major pain after any type of pullup for about 3 years. It was to the point I avoided pullups at all cost. Thanks to these videos I have learned about positioning and posture. I was a victim of sitting down all day. Now I try to be mindful of my tendencies and work habits. Pullups are much better, but still pop sometimes if I fail to maintain that good upright posture.

[JamesWilliams-phqr]

Best rower in the group? Hate to think what he's like in the boat!

[ShayMaxx]

Why can't there be coaches like this in every gym!

[mxer]

First of all, thank you for all of your videos. They are fantastic. One thing I haven't seen covered is for tricep tendonitis (not tennis or golfers). Basically, any triceps exercise causes excruciating pain in both triceps ( I believe the triceps brachii tendon specifically). It feels like a needle is hitting the bone. Oddly enough, it doesn't bother me at all for chest presses or shoulder presses.

Any help would be awesome man!

[theom]

I am in the exact same situation. Winged scap on my left side, very mobile clunky shoulders, overactive levator scapula and pec minor. I actually had severe pain between my left scap and spine with all pulling and pressing movements. There was even a time when I couldn't squat because my scapula was so unstable.

[boss]

Kelly, thank you for your words of wisdom.  One suggestion - wear a radio microphone - that way we hear all of your dialogue, which is not always the case using a directional camera-mounted one.  Cheers, Richard

[dankerkstra]

Another great video. Love 'em. How did you learn all this??

[john-wick]

that rowers made of steel !

i'd have giggled 3 or 4 times

[rejuvenile]

wow this guy knows everything on fixing mechanics

[Pube]

LiquidMercury18 is right.

For maximum pulling power (and proper movement), the scapula needs to move across the ribs/back with the shoulder girdle. For instance, you sometimes see people doing pull-ups (or lat pulldowns) and they don't fully extend, they always kind of keep the blades semi retracted...this limits overall power and can result in injury as it's not the joints natural range of motion. Of course, people with different problems (rotator, bicep, pec, girdle) shouldn't FORCE ROM.

[bertemu]

Love the Timberlake boddy popping !! ;-)

[LiquidMercury]

Hope to see a part 2 on this (if I recall there are other videos dealing with quality rowers) - as to minimize the negative affects of shortening the stroke for the sake of better posture. Since it's likely that shortening his stroke to this extent would result in worse times, most top level athletes aren't going to row like that. To keep this position at (full length, not just full compression) I'd assume a lot more hip work would need to be done and the rigging changed.

[jonaspiva]

Taking the shin past verticle (perpendicular to floor) is over-compression and results in pushing up, instead of back possibly even coming off the seat.

[mateuszbialik]

Kelly I think you could adress more attention to his knee position. In my opinion knees out would improve his spine position in addition to the other stuff you said. Keep up the good work! 

[Mr_SamuelAdam]

PLEASE LIKE THIS: Please do a video on how to regain mobility in your ankle/foot 5-6 years after a ankle foot sprain.. a bad one.. have no foot inversion and very stiff and painful ankle/foot left...causing knee and hip pain..lateral knee pain and anteriorly and laterally rotating one side of my hip... please help..

[mikelegrice]

knees out when rowing? or knees up through the window of the arms?

[LiquidMercury]

You'd lose the power of the upper back and arms. Retracted scapulae helps to generate more pressing power but allowing the scapulae to open and close as normal allows for more pulling power.

[justgouds]

strengthen your rhomboids. your shoulders and scapula may not be as organized as you think. do light weight and really pinch those blades together. I'm noticing my crunchies finally going away after about 3 weeks of light weight strengthening of the rhomboids. Using bands, rows but light and focused on the rhomboids.

[TheNoblefamily]

That post behind the rower is scary looking.