Foam rollers stretch the chest muscles and improve the mobility of both hands and shoulders
Athletes with tight chest muscles have difficulty performing overhead movements with their hands, such as snatches and overhead lifts. Squats, overhead press, clean and jerk, etc.
The foam barrel chest stretch is a good choice for improving the range of motion of your hands above your head.
First, lay on the long Place the roller on the version of the roller between your shoulder blades. Hold a piece of PVC pipe with both hands and raise your arms as high as possible above your head.
Make sure your entire back is flat against the roller. When you raise your hands above your head, you should be able to feel your chest muscles being stretched. The goal is to stretch with low load
The time is 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Do not hold the barbell or heavy objects with your hands, which may cause excessive Too much torque (pressure) is placed on the shoulder joint.
If your arm feels tingling, it means you are stretching too hard.
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