Condition
Unlimited: Cycling. Swimming. Running.
Stretching
10 minutes of each training session
Sit on a chair with your arms stretched out behind your back and your hands together. Immediately lift your arms backwards and upwards so that there is an increasing stretch on the front of your shoulders. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Relax for 20 seconds.
Stand in a door frame or similar. Bring your arm slightly backwards and hold your hand against the door frame. Press your arms against the frame so that there is an increasing stretch on the front of your shoulders. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds and then move your arm up and down the door frame and repeat the stretch so that different parts of the muscles are stretched.
Stand with your hands together behind your back. Bring your shoulder blades together (imagine holding a pencil between your shoulder blades). Hold the position for 10 seconds. Relax for 10 seconds.
Stand with your training arm in front of your body. With your opposite hand, press behind your elbow on the training arm so that your elbow is pressed against the opposite shoulder, causing an increasing stretch on the outside of your shoulder and upper arm. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the opposite side.
Bring your training arm bent behind your neck. With the opposite hand, pull behind the elbow of the training arm so that the elbow is pressed against the opposite shoulder, causing an increasing stretch. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the opposite side.
Strength
50 minutes of each training session
Kneel down and support with your hands. Lift your toes off the floor. Do push-ups without your stomach touching the floor.
Attach an exercise band at shoulder height. Stand with your face towards the elastic band. Hold the resistance band in your training arm with your upper arm at 90 degrees to your body and your elbow bent so your forearm is pointing towards the resistance band. Slowly pull backwards to tension the elastic band. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly bring your arm back to the starting position. The elbow should be bent throughout the exercise
‘Biceps curl. Stand upright with an elastic band around your foot. Take the other end of the elastic band around your hand with the palm facing up. Slowly bend your arm so that your hand comes up towards your shoulder and tighten the elastic band. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly stretch your arm back to the starting position. The palm of the hand should face up throughout the exercise.
Stand with a ball and hit it into the ground so it bounces back and forth between training arm and healthy arm
Attach an exercise band at elbow height. Stand with your training arm closest to the elastic and grip the elastic with your hand on your training arm. The elbow is bent 90 degrees and held in towards the body throughout the exercise. Rotate your forearm in front of your stomach to stretch the elastic band and hold the tension for a few seconds before slowly bringing your arm back to the starting position.
Attach the exercise band at hip height. Stand with your healthy arm against the resistance band. Grasp the elastic band with your hand on your training arm and slowly move your arm out to the side to shoulder level to tighten the elastic band. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly lower your arm again.
Attach the exercise band at hip height. Stand with your face towards the elastic band. Grasp the band with your arm extended and your arm raised 60 degrees. Pull the resistance band back to your hip while bringing your shoulder backwards and downwards. Hold the pull for a few seconds and slowly release the pull while returning your hand to the starting position.
Attach the exercise band at floor level. Stand with your side facing the elastic, with your training arm furthest from the elastic. Hold the resistance band in your hand on your training arm and keep your hand on the opposite hip. Swing your arm up and backwards with your elbow bent about 90 degrees so that your hand is only at shoulder height. Hold the pull for a few seconds and slowly release the pull as your hand returns to the starting position.
