Welcome to my new blog where I will be expressing ideas and my point of views on a number of subjects. I thought a good way to start would be with this video. Motivating haka dance at the beginning of the video.
Welcome to my new blog where I will be expressing ideas and my point of views on a number of subjects. I thought a good way to start would be with this video. Motivating haka dance at the beginning of the video.
Written on September 19, 2011, by Tom Pete
Would I have throwers perform back squat?
As a general rule for throwers, no. Anterior stability is so crucial for a pitcher
that it wouldn’t be wise to do so. Besides there are so many variations of the
squats that would produce similar results, why not just save the shoulders. Even
with a wider grip which requires less external rotation, you still have to
abduct (elevate) your humerus another 15-29 degrees to get to that position. In
the process, you bring it further into the impingement zone. This not only
compromises the rotator cuff, but perhaps more significantly, the long head of
the biceps, which is a common shoulder issue in both powerlifters and throwers.
All that said, I would keep back squats away from throwers and leave it to maybe some of
the position players simply due to the fact that they have better upward
rotation. Now, this is assuming thoracic mobility was optimal and there wasn’t
a history of shoulder or elbow issues.