The serratus anterior may be most overlooked muscle in importance for shoulder health in the throwing athlete. The lower trap (LT), serratus anterior (SA), and upper trap (UT) all work in conjunction to form a force couple known as upward rotation. Upward rotation is of huge importance for shoulder health when it comes to the overhead athlete. If you can’t …
What You Don’t Know About the Pushup
This is an article I wrote for EliteFTS.com several years back on the pushup and it’s benefits. The original article can still be found with no video links so this the updated version. It’s no secret how much I use the pushup and it’s variations to train our baseball athletes. It is not only a essential movement in our foundation …
Scap Wall Slides for Throwing Athletes
Scap wall slides are great for the overhead athlete to activate the serratus anterior, a big time muscle for the overhead / throwing athlete. The serratus is an overlooked muscle in the grand scheme of shoulder function, but it might be on the of the most important for throwing athletes. Right now, we’re perfomring scap wall slides as an activation warmup series prior to …