(Health-NewsWire.Net, July 07, 2015 ) San Francisco, CA -- There are many exercises and daily activities that require the use of the shoulder muscles. Daily activities like housework, lifting groceries, cleaning the house take a toll on the shoulders. Exercises like snatch, pull-ups, muscle ups, strict press, push ups, and burpies require strong shoulders. Too much stress on the shoulders result to pain and injury. Slouching forward on a desk and bad posture also cause shoulder pain. Coach Barry Lavis believes that stretching the shoulders with a resistance band prepares the shoulders for training exercises and keeps them healthy and strong.
The stretches demonstrated by Lavis are not strength exercises but rather stretches that enhance mobility preparatory to workouts. He uses a red WOD Nation resistance band because the stretches do not require too much strength. WOD Nation resistance bands are available in different resistance levels. The red band has the lowest resistance level at 10-35 pounds while the thickest one is the blue with 65-175 pounds of resistance. The bands are color-coded and can be used singly or in combination.
The video is a tutorial on how to correctly use the WOD Nation resistance band for stretching the shoulders. There are four kinds of stretches demonstrated:
Overhead - do 15 reps with arms directly overhead. This is just opening and closing the shoulders Pull-aparts - do 15 reps Back - put the resistance band on the back of the shoulder blades and pull to the front Pass- throughs - 15 reps of moving the band overhead from the front to the back
The demonstration and information Lavis shares in the video are helpful. The stretches do not take too much time and energy but they go along way in keeping the shoulder muscles pain-free and strong. These shoulder stretches with the WOD Nation resistance band are useful for athletes in training and anyone who want to have healthy and injury-free shoulder muscles.
About WOD Nation
WOD Nation is a United States based company that provides workout gear to elite athletes. All of the company's fitness products are rigorously tested by athletes around the world to ensure they meet the demands of intense exercise programs. WOD Nation's website can be found at http://wodnationgear.com.
