Scapular (Shoulder Blade) mobility and the strength of the muscles surrounding the scapula are essential for throwing. Some players (especially younger players) struggle with the protraction and retraction movements. A great exercise to introduce the movement and prepare the catcher for performing the movement with resistance is the Quadruped Scapular Protraction/Retraction Pushup. I go over these exercises and so many more inside of my Virtual Catching Program. Head to the www.thecatchinglab.co

Mobility push ups with scapula retraction and protraction. Athlete 20XX system starts from the very beginning and requires you to master many basic level exercises before we move onto developing higher level athletic elements. This makes Athlete 20XX perfect for beginners and those who are not yet very fit to start. For example, first you practice the push up with the approach to develop mobility and strength. Then we practice push ups using high-level stability principles. Only after this, we a

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==BANDED RETRACTIONS== A great way to work on often-neglected shoulder retraction, which is pulling the shoulders back - the opposite to a slouched protracted (forward) position! Attach a band to something, your own feet like in our video demo, or a post/bannister, etc! Keep your shoulders down away from your ears and round forwards into protraction, feeling your scapula move outwards and forward. Then, keeping the shoulders down, bring them back through neutral, elbows go behind you and squeeze

YOU need to Know👇🏻 1️⃣In the beginning, no one has perfect protraction. It’s completely normal to hold the position without ideal scapular protraction — especially in the harder planche variations. Losing protraction while holding a position for 2–3 seconds is expected when you’re pushing your limits. Over time, as you get stronger and more familiar with the movement, you’ll naturally build better protraction in that specific variation. With consistency and practice, your protraction will beco

Your shoulder blades move in 4️⃣ directions. Protraction. Retraction. Elevation. Depression. Comment “SCAPULA” and you’ll get 2 FREE videos on scapular stability. Most people train for years without knowing how to control a single one. Then wonder why handstands shake, why pull-ups hurt, why shoulders compensate. Here’s what I learned the hard way: you can’t build strength on top of chaos. I dislocated my shoulder over 40 times before I understood this. My scapula would wing out during push-ups.