It’s important to keep your shoulders loose and ready, especially before athletics and exercises that involve this muscle group. The shoulder girdle is a common area for injuries because there are so many tendons, ligaments, and small muscles that are responsible for stabilizing the head of your humerus as you use your arms. This stretch mainly lengthens the posterior, medial deltoid muscles, and some muscles in the back.
To perform the posterior shoulder stretch simply reach one arm straight across your body. Take your other arm and pull the straight arm towards your body. If you feel like your shoulders are extremely tight after training, start off slowly and work up to a higher intensity stretch. If you are rehabilitating an injured shoulder that has poor range of motion, warm up the shoulder first and also start off with a lower intensity stretch.
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