I started the year with a FMS score of 19. My below average screen was Shoulder Mobility. For 3 months, I have been working hard to gain shoulder mobility and keeping its strength. Strength and Stability go hand and hand....get Athletic Body in Balance by Grey Cook for further details. I had a great deal of history with my right shoulder....separated it playing basketball before working at Active Escapes and felt I would have pain in it forever. Since moving away from Chemical Engineering and becoming a trainer, the pain went away within months of learning how to use it better. In the last few years, using the FMS, I can now monitor my shoulder's progress. Enter kettlebells and especially Arm Bars!!!!
What have I been doing in the last 3 months? Arm bars with 12kg & 16kg kettlebells
My shoulder mobility went from below average to average with increase strength. I can't emphasize enough how every tennis player could benefit from doing arm bars!!! If done correctly they will keep you on the court longer.
Most tennis players have huge asymmetries....so know them and deal with them before it's too late.
-Manh
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