What is the best exercise to strengthen shoulder ligaments?
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I have problems with calcifying tendinitis in my shoulders. I do a lot of stretching. I'll put my arms up and hang on to something like a door frame or the shower door while I'm showering and bend at my knees to stretch the shoulders out. I also will put a hand behind my back and pull on it with the other hand toward the opposite side.
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Well 1st start with moving your hands in a circular motion 10-20 times forward and then backward.Then do pulsing where you keep your hands straight out and then start pulsing.Count around 50-100 times and this is really effective. Also another exercise is bending your hand from the elbows and move them back and forth like you are a puppet.. That really hurts but its the most effective... All the best!!!
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Go see an orthopedic surgeon.  All you may need is to stregthen the muscles around the shoulder.\n\nDon't drive until you feel comfortable doing it.
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good core exercise good for balance and strong quads, hams and abs, and low back
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stretching, sit-ups, jogging, push-ups, rubber-pulling,
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You need to go to physio or learn some exercises to strengthen your shoulder and the muscles surrounding it. Once you dislocate a joint, the more likely it is that it will happen again; especially the shoulder.\n\nYou need to take some time off from the sports and let your shoulder completely heal. You could be rushing your shoulder back into sports and that's why it's happened 5x.\n\nTalk to your doctor and see if she/he has any ideas. Get an x-ray to see if it's something structurally wrong with your shoulder. Find out if you have a sublaxating shoulder joint. That's when your shoulder will slip out but not completely dislocate. If you have a sublaxating shoulder, dislocating it happens a lot more frequently.
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For butterfly you want your shoulders to be loose so you actually don't want to do any heavy weight lifting to build your shoulders. Weight lifting will bulk up your shoulders and you may lose flexibility. What I suggest is to do really high repetition of shoulder press, bent over rows, and straight arm raises with really light weights in the off season. Use light weights like canned goods or some thing to give you some resistance but not a weight that you will struggle with. Start with 4 sets of 50 reps. If it's too easy increase the number of reps or go a little heavier. Gradually increase the number of reps. When your season starts taper down and gradually stop any lifting. Your swimming should be giving your shoulders a sufficient work out and you don't want to put too much strain on your rotator cuff or shoulder ligaments.\n\nWhat you do want to build through weight training is your back muscles. This is what will give you the power in your stroke not your shoulders.
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Classically, body rotation can be trained in two different ways. Either the torso rotates while the legs are fixed or the legs rotate while the torso is fixed. The first classical exercise consists of a trunk twist: Lie on the floor, your hands behind your head with legs bent at the knee, feet on the floor. Bring your right elbow toward the left knee. Lower yourself and repeat by bringing the left elbow toward the right knee. Repeat the movement.\n\nThe second exercise is the reverse trunk twist. Lie on your back with your arms straight to the side. Your legs are up, straight and forming a right angle with your torso. Slowly lower your legs to the right while keeping the leg/torso angle constant. Once you have reached the floor use your rotational power to return to the starting position. Repeat by lowering your legs to the left. If you find this exercise too hard to perform, bend your knees slightly.\n\nYou will quickly realize that those exercises contain many flaws which render them inefficient.\n\nRange of motion is limited. \nThey rapidly become too easy to perform and it is hard to add resistance to them. \nExercise on the floor prevents muscle stretching and the type of rotation used in everyday life. \nIn sports, the torso and the legs can simultaneously rotate in opposite direction, a movement which cannot be trained with the classical exercises. \nBecause the floor is very stable, real life unstable environments cannot be duplicated. Our stability cannot not enhanced. \nThey are not very comfortable, especially for the reverse trunk twist. \nImproved exercises for a flat, functional and strong stomach\n\nIt is possible to solve all these problems and to greatly improve the effectiveness of the rotational exercises with the help of an exercise ball. By lying on a small (16 inch / 40 cm) ball with your feet on the floor, the trunk twist takes a new meaning. The exercise ball should be placed under your lower back. Your feet should be spread apart on the floor. In this position, place your arms straight in front of your eyes. Twist your torso and your arms to the right and toward the rear in order to get maximal stretch. This stretching is very important as it will improve your flexibility, more closely duplicate range of rotation needed in sports and trigger a stretch reflex which will force more muscle fibers to contract.\n\nUsing your rotational strength, rotate to the left and forward. Try to go up as far as possible. Keep your eyes on your hands during the whole exercises. Don't bounce or jerk -- movement should be smooth and slow. The greater range of motion allowed by the exercise ball will make this exercise much more productive. Compared floor exercise, a workout on the exercise ball will permit you to go much farther forward and downward for greater stimulating effects. You can increase difficulty by rotating your legs in the opposite direction to that of your arms during the stretching phase. For even greater resistance try holding an elastic band, attached to a low fixed point behind you.\nThe reverse trunk twist can also be significantly improved with the help of a big (32 inch / 80 cm) exercise ball. Place your torso on the ball while your hands hold two fixed points. Raise your legs at a right angle. Lower them to one side as much as your rotational strength allows. Return to the starting point and repeat. As your strength develops, your range of motion can be progressively increased for an added stimulus. This exercise is safer than it looks because your hands take care of your balance. Once you are more comfortable with your stability, you can loosen your grip a little to create a more unstable environment. The ball makes this exercise fun and very comfortable. For added resistance, ankle weights can be added progressively. \n\nYou can either work both sides of your body simultaneously or only one side only at a time. In the latter case, rest a little before training the other side. For purely aesth
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do some lat pulldowns and upright rows.  those always kill my upper back.  also try some shoulder shrugs.
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Eat more bananas and do some strengthening exercises
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Tighten up those neck muscles with exercise.
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One good way for an upper body workout is cutting and splitting wood. Also digging a ditch is another way to work those upper muscles that tend to get neglected. Push ups are probably a good choice but I am not sure. Possibly chin ups are another good choice.
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Flexibility Exercises\nNeck Rotation -  Stand with the back straight and feet shoulder width apart.  Place the hands on hips.  Roll the head slowly to the left, making a complete circle with the path of the head.  Reverse direction. See figure \n\n \nArm and Shoulder Rotation - Stand with the back straight and feet shoulder width apart.  Extend the arms outward to shoulder height.  Rotate the shoulders forward, making a large circular motion with the arms.  Reverse direction.\n\n               \nHip Rotation - Stand with the back straight and feet shoulder width apart.  Place the hands on hips.  Rotate the hips clockwise while keeping the back straight.  Reverse direction.\n\n                                       \nKnee and Ankle Rotation - Stand with the feet together, and bend at the waist with the knees slightly bent.  Place the hands above the knees, and rotate the legs in a clockwise direction.  Reverse direction.\n\n                                \nNeck and Shoulder Stretch - Stand with the feet shoulder width apart and the arms behind the body.  Grasp the left wrist with the right hand.  Pull the left arm down and to the right.  Tilt the head to the right.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.  Repeat the action with the right wrist, pulling the right arm down and to the left. Tilt the head to the left.\n\n                             \nAbdominal Stretch - Stand and extend the arms upward and over the head.  Interlace the fingers with palms turned upward.  Stretch the arms up and slightly back.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.\n\n\nChest Stretch - Stand and interlace the fingers behind the back.  Lift the arms behind so that they move outward and away from the body.  Lean forward from the waist.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.  Bend the knees before moving to the upright position.  Return to the starting position.\n\n\nUpper-back Stretch - Stand with the arms extended  to the front at shoulder height with the fingers interlaced and palms facing outward. Extend the arms and shoulders forward.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.  Return to the starting position.\n\n          \nOverhead Arm Pull - Stand with the feet shoulder width apart.  Raise the right arm, bending the right elbow and touching the right elbow and touching the right hand to the back of the neck.\n\nGrab the right elbow with the left hand, and pull to the left.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.  Return to the starting position.  Do the same stretch, and pull the left elbow with the right hand for 10 to 15 seconds.\n\n                                     \nThigh Stretch - Stand or lie on the stomach.  Bend the left leg up toward the buttocks.  Grasp the toes of the left foot with the right hand, and the heel to the left buttock.  Extend the left arm to the side for balance.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.  Return to the starting position.  Switch sides.\n\n\nHamstring Stretch (Standing) - Stand with the knees slightly bent.  Bend forward keeping the head up, and reach toward the toes.  Straighten the legs, and hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.\n\n\n\nHamstring Stretch (Seated) - Sit on the ground with both legs straight and extended forward with the feet upright about six inches apart.  Put the hands on the ankles or toes.  Bend from the hips, keeping the back and head in a comfortable, straight line.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.\n\n\nGroin Stretch (Standing) - Lunge over to the left while keeping the right leg straight, the right foot facing straight ahead and entirely on the floor.  Lean over the left leg while stretching the right groin muscles.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.  Repeat with the opposite leg.\n\n\n\n \n\nGroin Stretch (Seated) - Sit on the ground with the soles together.  Place the hands on or near he feet.  Bend forward from the hips, keeping the head up.  Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.\n\n\n\n \n\nCalf Stretch - Stand straight with the feet together
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you need to work out the muscles in your shoulders, upper back, and upper chest.  Most important here is your rotator cuff is one of the most important muscles to work.  When working out your rotator cuff, be careful, it is a very small muscle that only takes very little resistance to properly work out.  You can very easily damage the muscle if you work it too vigorously.  You can find exercises on line, or look for upper body workout books.  Make sure you get one that is specifically for men or women.  Our bodies require different intensities.
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lift weights that strengthen your arm muscles
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strengthen your leg and arm muscles.
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WARMING UP\n\nBefore starting the exercises, warm up your muscles. Stretch properly, and jog around for a few minutes.\n\nIf you have a jumprope, use it. Jumping rope definitely helps your conditioning.\n\nRunning up and down stairs for a while is very useful as a warmup, or a full exercise. Don't do too much or else you may wear our your legs. Use it as a quick warmup, or a full exercise.\n\nJUMPING EXERCISES\n\nDeep Knee Bends --- Be standing. Slowly bend at the knees while keeping your back straight. Slowly crouch down as low as possible (it shouldn't hurt) and slowly rise back up. Do this 15 times. Over time increase to 20, 30, etc.\n\nDeep Knee Bend Jumps --- Be standing. Crouch down as described above but fairly quickly, almost touching your bottom to the ground, then explode upwards as high as you can. The moment you land, immediately crouch and launch back up again. Do this 15 times, and when you can, increase to 20, 30, etc.\n\nToe Raises --- Stand regularly, then raise up onto the tips of your toes. Lower back down. Don't just rock up and down, do it slowly (not too slowly) but steadily. Repeat 30-50 times.\n\nToe-Raise with Weights --- If you have any sort of weights, holding/wearing them while doing these toe raises will help. Use small weights (a mere 5 or 10 pounds is fine) and work your way up.\n\nStomach Crunches --- We believe that sit-ups are bad for your back. Stomach crunches, where while lying on your back, using your ab muscles and keeping your back straight, you rise up just enough to lift your shoulders off the ground, are better. Do them often - perhaps for 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes at night.\n\nJumping Rope--- Jumping rope definitely helps your vertical leap. Jump rope while watching tv or something. Make it a habit.