How to Stretch Shoulder Muscles - The Most Dangerously Overlooked Muscle Group

Most athletes and weight trainers fail to devote sufficient attention to their rotator cuff muscles. As a result, rotator cuff injuries are very common. Rotator cuff injuries also occur naturally as we get older. Unless you spend time training and developing strength in your shoulders, you are at risk for painful rotator cuff injuries.

When and How to Stretch For Best Results

Knowing how and when to stretch properly is just as important for preventing injury as well as improving performance and flexibility. Let me start with a question. Say you have a bag of rubber bands in the refrigerator for safe keeping. Would you take one of the bands and stretch it to its maximum straight out of the cold refrigerator? What do you think might happen?