“Watch Out For This Stupid Shoulder Stretch”

By Nate Rifkin

I want you to take a trip down memory lane, all the way back to High School Gym Class.
If your class was anything like mine, we always began with some simple stretches before we started running around.
One of these stretches was for the shoulder. It was really easy. All you had to do was take one arm and fold it across the top of your chest and use the other arm to press it down flat. You were supposed to feel the stretch in the back of your shoulder.
That's all well and good. But as I learned later, this stretch is nearly useless when compared to other ones for the shoulder. In fact, in some cases, this kind of stretch can make shoulder pain even worse.
For a lot of people, all this stretch is doing is loosening up muscles that are already too loose, and keeping the tight muscles as tight as ever.
Not a good idea in my book.
Now, you might be wondering if there are good stretches to perform if strong, healthy shoulders are what you want.
Absolutely.
To find out what those unusual stretches are, check out http://www.stopshoulderpain.com right now.
And forget what you learned in gym class.
Nate Rifkin
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