Strong and supple shoulders can take some serious work, and if you have ever worked your way through some nagging shoulders , perhaps some frozen ones (adhesive capsulitis), or worse (hopefully not!) then you know what we mean. Making sure your body can withstand the forces applied to it and do so throughout the full range of motion it is capable of is a great way to bulletproof yourself if there ever was one. While we can’t every guarantee that you won’t get hurt like some exercise styles or guru like influencers would like you to believe, you can certainly get stronger in all the ways a really mobile joint like the shoulder can move.

Bands aren’t always ideal for getting a huge stimulus for strength, but they can be a huge help when it comes to maintaining while travelling, adding some extra pump, maybe some unique ways of creating resistance in your workouts, and can indeed help pack on some muscle when used right. We love using bands for specific types of exercises where the resistance of the band adds difficulty or specific exercise perhaps matches the resistance profile of a specific muscle (group).

With some more packed Summer days, it can be really nice to have shorter more efficient workouts. While “micro workouts” don’t always allow us to push the heaviest weights or perhaps the most intensity, when done right they can get pretty darn close. Sometimes it is about being crafty and making certain movements more challenging on the muscle groups you are trying to tax.