Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jenny Cromack
Following last weeks dynamic warm up for the lower body, here is an upper body dynamic warm up. This is a great way of ensuring any pain or discomfort in the upper body is minimised during your workout.
Muscles of the core and the shoulder, especially those situated around the back and the shoulder blades, have a habit of being under-active. The problem with this is that we will then start our exercise with our shoulders in dysfunctional positions and poor posture causing us problems with pain and mobility.
The following groups of exercise look to engage the core muscles and activate the postural muscles of the upper body. The following exercises are very simple and will appear in an internet search should you need clarification:
Do the following as a 2 mini circuits as an upper body body dynamic warm up
A1. Roller T-Spine Extension 1 x 20
A2. Scapula Wall Slides 1 x 20
A3.Banded Pull Apart 1 x 15
A4. Banded Pass Throughs 1 x 20
Rest 20-30secs
B1. Prone T’s 1 x 15
B2. Inchworms 1 x 12
B3. Alternate Side Planks 1 x 12
Feel free to add in extra sets if needed but one set of all of these will ensure your upper body and core is activated and warmed up ready to support those shoulders throughout your warm up.
Good Luck!