Preventing shoulder injuries

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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I currently have a minor shoulder injury that I am gradually working my way out of, and fortunately, things are going well.

There are countless small shoulder exercises on YouTube that are supposed to prevent shoulder injuries.

Do any of them actually work?

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There is no specific exercise that can be thought of as uniquely “preventing” injuries.

Rather, we view this more as a matter of preparation for the thing you’re trying to do.

This includes factors like 1) have you practiced this task before, 2) in a roughly similar range of volume and/or intensity, and 3) are you sufficiently recovered and ready to perform today?

I talk about this more here:

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