Best shoulder exercises for over 50

Once you get over 50, you start feeling the effects of age-related wear and tear on your body. And the one place many people feel this the most is in the shoulders. At this point in life, exercises you were in love with back in your 20’s can now have your shoulders killing you for the next 5 days. In this video, I’ll show you the best shoulder exercises for men and women over 50 that you can do at home or in the gym to rebuild your shoulders and increase your upper body strength without the pain. I’m Dave Durell and welcome to Strength After 50. This channel is all about helping people over 50 stay strong and live full active lives. Now let's get into the best shoulder exercises for men and women over 50. The first exercise is the Rear Deltoid raise. This exercise strengthens the muscles at the back of the shoulder joints, which are crucial for proper joint alignment. Everything we do in everyday life takes place in front of us, and we tend to do many of these things with a hunched over posture. Over time, the chest and frontal shoulder muscles tighten and shorten, and the rear deltoid muscles get over-stretched and weak. Doing this exercise regularly will help counteract this issue by pulling our shoulders back, and that’s what we need to focus on when doing shoulder exercises over 50. Rear deltoid raises can easily be performed on gym machines. On some machines you sit facing the machine and grab 2 handles - the motion is the same, and both versions work great. If you’re training at home, or your gym doesn’t have a rear deltoid machine, you can do shoulder T’s with dumbbells. Exercise #2 is Shoulder External Rotation. This one will strengthen 3 of the deepest muscles of your shoulder joint, the external rotators of the rotator cuff complex. The main function of the rotator cuff is to stabilize and center the upper arm bone in the joint socket when you’re moving your arm. These muscles are thin and very susceptible to injury, and a torn rotator cuff is a devastating injury that requires surgery and a lengthy, painful rehab - something we definitely want to avoid. A simple way to do this is side lying with a dumbbell. Use a towel roll between the upper arm and the side of the body to allow your upper arm bone to rotate freely. A little weight goes a long way on this one, so start with the smallest dumbbell you have and work your way up as needed. To cover the rest of the shoulder muscles we’ll add the shoulder press, but there are some important technique modifications you need to make once you’re over 50. First, you want to avoid using a wide grip with your elbows flared out to the sides. This puts your shoulder joints into what’s called a close packed position, and moving heavy resistance in this position is really bad for your shoulders. You want to keep your elbows forward and start in a comfortable position without over-stretching. And as you press the weight overhead, you want to keep your arms in front of your torso. This will be a lot more comfortable over the long run and just as effective. For answers to your questions about how to build and maintain strength after 50, hit the subscribe button! WEBSITE: https://strengthafter50.com FREE EBOOK "The New Rules of Strength Training Over 50": https://www.strengthafter50.com/newru... WORKOUT PROGRAMS: Gym Training: https://www.strengthafter50.com/stay-... Home Training: https://www.strengthafter50.com/over-... Advanced Training: https://www.strengthafter50.com/agele... ONLINE COACHING: https://www.strengthafter50.com/coach... FACEBOOK:   / strengthafter50