Posted by cornelio on November 13, 2001 at 21:56:14:
I just want to share
an experience with all of you and would welcome any feedback.
As a way to
help my shoulder/upper arm strength and stability I tried some moderate dumbbell
exercises. Lifting and holding a 5 pound weight while in shooting stance
repeated a number of times.
Mostly what I got from this was elbow discomfort
and even a mild case of tennis elbow.
What I've been doing recently with much
more success is using a dumbbell hanging from a piece of rope. The rope forms a
loop that goes over my arm (with some padding) at about my elbow. Due to the
shorter distance to the shoulder I can even increase the weight to say 7-10
pounds. Lifting now only targets the shoulder muscles and not the elbow.
Is
this any good? Am I missing something?
Posted by Jack on November 14, 2001 at 02:17:29:
Oops-gotta learn how to
run this thing. Sorry about the blank post.
For shoulder exercise best to
isolate as much as possible. Innovative use of rubber surgical tube works well.
Sports trainers/therapists are a good place for advice. My shoulder has been
lame lately. Maybe from too much slide mount 45 shooting. Tube work has improved
it a lot. Just got a Hammerli 480 Junior with 480K grip and cylinder. We will
talk more I'm sure.
Posted by Pete on November 14, 2001 at 07:57:24:
http://www.asmi.org/SportsMed/throwing/thrower10.html
Try the above link
for exercises for the shoulder and arm. Do both arms, just strengthen one can
create muscle imbalances that result in other types of injury. Also, find
exercises for the lower back. If you watch members of the shooting team, they do
some relief exercises after shooting with the non-shooting arm to maintain
balanced strength in both arms.
Posted by RML on November 14, 2001 at 07:59:52:
To strengthen your
shoulder muscles, that is OK. Gyms often have machines taking the elbow out of
the action.
Regards,
RML (former bodybuilder)
Posted by Will on November 15, 2001 at 14:14:36:
Cornelio -
When
doing the 5/8/10lb exercises, care must be taken as to not stress the elbow
joint. Yes, you can use the 'rope around the arm and the weight' method, or, you
can simply keep the elbow bent when lifting/holding the weight. It works the
shoulder and not the elbow. Just remember, any exercises done should be done
bilaterally (if you work the right, then work the left, too).
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