No Surgery for Me, Thanks

The other day, I told you about "Relax Into Stretch", a really bitchin' book on flexibility by Pavel Tsatsouline.

Yeah, it's one of his older books, but it's honestly probably his best on the subject.

Well, I goofed.

While I was on the subject of flexibility, I really shoulda talked about the shoulder.

See, the shoulder - along with the hips - are the most complex joints in the human body. And it's because of all the different ROM (Range of Motion) it can go through.

Put simply, it can not only move forward and back, and side to side, but in circles, too. And b/c of all this ROM, the shoulder is not only capable of doing a lot, but also more susceptible to injury.

The shoulders also get used A LOT more in general, everyday use. I mean, just think of your exercising - name me an upper body exercise that the shoulders aren't used, if just a stabilization role:

-horizontal pushing movements (benches, dips, pushups)
-horizontal pulling movements (rows)
-vertical pulling movements (chins, pullups, machine pulldowns)
-vertical pushing movements (OH presses, push presses)
-assistance movements (laterals, shrugs)
-arm movements (stabilize different kinds of curls, triceps exercises)

How about even some full body stuff like cleans? Snatches? High Pulls? Deadlifts?

The shoulders are used in all that stuff.

That means you gotta keep them healthy. And to do that, you'd be downright STUPID to not pick up The Rotater.

Yeah, the thing looks like some sorta...well...nevermind. (Get yer mind outta the gutter...lol.) But I'm here to tell you, the damn thing works.

I'll admit, I was kinda skeptical when I first got mine, but I figured "WTF - I'll try it out". Besides, I've had some nagging shoulder issues that could use fixing. And it's the kinda stuff that could turn into problems on down the road if I didn't get right.

(And mind you, I already do a lot of shoulder prehab stuff - band pull aparts, banded cuban presses, and more.)

I got the Rotater in the mail (which only took a couple days, btw - their customer service rocks), and didn't even watch the DVD on how to use it. I just looked at the directions on how to use it, and started "playing" with it.

Whoa.

No joke when I tell you that in the first no more than 3 days - after MAYBE a grand total of 10 mins of messing with this thing - I increased my internal *and* external rotation by at least 3 inches. My shoulders have never felt better.

I'm telling you - you owe it to yourself to get one of these things.

=>Get a Rotater and your shoulders will LOVE YOU for it

And be sure to tell 'em Wiggy sent ya. ;-)

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt "Wiggy" Wiggins
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PS - Oh - and if you didn't check out "Relax Into Stretch", then you oughtta check that out, too. The Rotater and "Relax Into Stretch" make a pretty kickass combination, IMO.
=>Check out "Relax Into Stretch"

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And that's a good flexibility program.

Now, I've not been afraid to admit before when I wasn't an expert at something, and though I'm knowledgeable to a point when it comes to flexibility, I'd rather rely on somebody that really knows their stuff.

Besides - there is so much conflicting info out there:

-what is better - static stretching or dynamic?
-should you stretch "warm" or "cold"?
-what about "assisted" or "loaded" stretching?
-is it true that contracting an antagonistic muscle will help flexibility (i.e. - can you improve your hamstring stretches by flexing your quads?)
-just what kind of exercises should I do?

Then there are all kinds of different programs:

-basic stretching
-yoga (and there's a zillion different ways of doing that)
-pilates (don't you need some sorta contraption for that?)
-dynamic warmups

And there's more.

Ugh.

Tell you what - I'm gonna simplify it all for you. Instead of worrying about all that crap, just check out "Relax Into Stretch" by Pavel Tsatsouline instead.

Yeah - Pavel is the kettlebell guy. But before he was telling everybody about KBs, he was developing stretching programs. In fact, it was some of his flexibility workshops that, as I understand it, got him hooked up w/the folks over at DragonDoor
(the company that publishes all Pavel's stuff) in the first place.

"Relax Into Stretch" is one of Pavel's older books, but IMO, one of his best. I highly recommend it.

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I know Pavel somewhat, and have corresponded with him more than a few times. I don't mind telling you, the man really knows his stuff. All the "schtick" can get kinda tiresome, I'll admit, but if you can wade through it, his training info is top-
notch.

=>So go check out "Relax Into Stretch" and improve your flexibility

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt "Wiggy" Wiggins
MMA Training | MMA Workout | Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans