Elbow drops below shoulder height
Changing the elbow angle alters which rotator cuff muscles are loaded.
Overactive muscles
Latissimus dorsiTeres major
Corrective work
Foam RollLats↗StretchLat stretch (kneeling overhead)↗Pull · Upper Body
Cable External Rotation at 90° Abduction
Coaching cues
- Cable at elbow height; arm abducted to 90°; elbow bent to 90°
- Rotate the forearm upward — external rotation at 90° abduction
- Pause at the top; feel infraspinatus and teres minor
- Return slowly — resist the cable pulling the arm down
Common faults 2
Trunk rotates to assist the rotation
Spinal rotation substitutes for glenohumeral external rotation.
Overactive muscles
ObliquesErector spinae
Corrective work
Foam RollErector spinae↗StretchQL side-bend stretch↗