How To Stretch The Anterior Deltoid Video

Increase the flexibility of your shoulders. Exercises and stretches for your workout routine in this fitness video.

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Use stretching device
Hold stretch for 15 to 30 seconds
Lean farther from hand to increase the stretch
Rotate shoulder to target deltoids

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Now, I'm going to demonstrate to you how to stretch the anterior deltoid. Anterior deltoid is the front of your shoulder, right here, so anterior deltoid runs from about the top of the biceps all the way to the chest. And so, this is the focus point that you are trying to stretch right here. Similar to the chest stretch, put your hand flat on a stretching device such as a punching bag, or a post in the gym, and you turn your body away from your arm, so you are really going to feel a stretch all the way from the center of your chest, all the way down to your forearm. But the main focus again, you kind of want to--you can even tilt your shoulder forward a little bit, down, and you will feel the stretch come right through your anterior delt right here. Hold for about 15 to 30 seconds, then switch arms, and do it about two or three times. It is good to stretch these muscles before you start exercising, your anterior delts are used in bench press, chest stretches, shoulder exercises, and having them loose and flexible before you begin really helps to get the most out of your exercises. That is how you do an anterior deltoid stretch.

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