Today I will share with you two more things that I wish I did earlier in my bodybuilding journey.

The first one is training and taking better care of the rotator cuff.

I’ve mentioned previously about my crazy upright row workout where I did three hundred reps, non stop and how after this my rotator cuffs did not feel very good.

So the number one thing is to not do anything stupid regarding your rotator cuffs.

Which would entail avoiding upright rows, and presses and pull-downs behind-the-neck.

Before I get jumped on, yes, I realize that upright rows can be made safer by using dumbbells and by not pulling the bar up so high.

But again, this post is for beginners and since I was a beginner myself once, and I know that I would not have listened to any ones advice if they told me, well you can do upright rowing, but you cannot pull the bar up so high, and you should really watch the amount of weight that you use.

Yea right!

Like I would have listened to any of that nonsense.

So to me, beginners would be better off avoiding the exercises altogether until they have some more experience and understand lifting better.

Next, to go along with avoiding certain exercises, is to add in direct rotator cuff training.

Why?

This will help strengthen the rotator cuff.

If you have a chance, check out a book called The Seven Minute Rotator Cuff Solution.

You can read more about it by going here.

I get nothing by recommending the above book, it is a good book, and I own a copy, and think that if you are looking to strengthen your rotator cuff muscles you should check it out.

However, I would be remiss if I did not bring up my old favorite, the overhead press.

I like the overhead press done with dumbbells because it is easier on the shoulders, but the barbell version works good too.

The reason I bring up the overhead press is because, back-in-the-day, the overhead press was the lift that was done for the upper body.

Yes, before the flat bench, there was the overhead press.

And you know what, rotator cuff injuries were very rare back then.

And you want to know why?

Because the overhead press strengthens the muscles of the rotator cuff.

Along with this, it will help build you a pair of massive shoulders, give the triceps a good workout, and it also hits the middle back in a unique manner.

So along with the above book I would also recommend you start doing some overhead presses.

You will be glad you did.

I know I said I was going to cover two things today, but this post ran long, so I will save my other topic for another post.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

KEEP WORKING