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Avoiding the common mistake of imbalance

Most athletes believe that a gym routine needs to include strengthening work for the deltoids (three heads), latissimus dorsi, pec major, upper trapezius, and the rectus abdominis because they are the prime movers of the shoulder.



What is often critically overlooked, however, is the imbalance that can develop between the front of the shoulder and the back. In those athletes that are carrying an overuse injury in the shoulder, nine times out of ten they have overdeveloped pecs and lats relative to their trapezius, rhomboids, posterior deltoids, and posterior rotator cuff.