Shoulder Warm Up for Gymnastics Warm Ups

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Learn gymnastics warm ups such as shoulder warmups in this free instructional video on gymnastics warm-ups.

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Shoulder Warm Up for Gymnastics Warm Ups
I’m Heather McCanna with expertvillage.com and in this clip I’ll be discussing gymnastics warm-ups, specifically shoulders. With your feet pointed forward and your legs straight, you’re going to put your hands behind you flat on the floor with your fingers facing behind you. Gradually walk your fingers out farther and farther from your body until you get to a point where you can feel a stretch but not to the point that it becomes too painful. You can also achieve this position by putting your hands behind you and sliding your feet forward or walking across the ground with your bottom. Once you get to a proper angle where you feel a stretch but it’s not too painful, try and hold it for about 15-20 seconds. Then resume your original starting position, let your shoulders rest and repeat the process one more time. After you’ve held this position twice, you’re going to sit back up with your feet still in front of you and pointed straight out and reach above your head. Try and bend one arm with your hands towards the opposite side of you head, holding on to that elbow with the other arm and then gradually pull, only gently though, that shoulder as you extend it further behind your head. You should feel this stretch not only in your shoulder but in your upper lateral muscle. Continue to pull across your head for several seconds, reach up, bend the other arm, hold it and stretch again on this side. These should only be performed once each, as they can be stressful to your shoulders but they’re necessary for gymnastics warm-up.

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Expert: Heather McCanna is a Texas state champion in gymnastics on balance beam, floor, vault, as well as all-around. She received 2nd place all-around at Region-Nationals in Colorado. Read More