Activities/interests: Triathlons, boxing, fishing, yoga, motorcycle riding, scuba, hiking. Set San Diego Fire Department fitness test record at age 54. Scapular workout The move: A standing exercise ...

Your scapula plays a pretty major role in your workouts, particularly when doing upper body stuff. "It's your shoulder blades, where all the back muscles connect," Otey tells me. "So scapula stability ...

Background Upper extremity plyometric exercises are used to reduce the risk of injury by maintaining the strength ratio of the muscles that provide scapular stabilization when sports demand high-speed ...

Your posture can suffer if you spend a lot of time hunched in front of a computer or sitting on a couch or chair. But your workout can improve your posture — as long as you're focusing on the right ...

The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body, and excessive mobility demands stability. Many types of athletes—including climbers, cyclists, weightlifters, and triathletes—should build ...

Exercises for scapular strength and mobility You don’t need heavy weights or fancy equipment to build scapular control. The following exercises can be done with just a wall, a resistance band or your ...

Every lifter wants to move heavy weight without pain. Everyone wants to feel stable under the bar, strong through the press, and confident that their shoulders will hold up. Yet shoulder injuries are ...

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...