Condition
Unlimited: Cycling. Swimming Run.
Stretching
10 minutes of each training session
Sit on a chair with your arms stretched out behind your back and your hands clasped together. Immediately lift your arms backwards and upwards, so that you feel a gradually increasing stretch across the front of your shoulders. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Relax for 20 seconds.
Stand in a doorframe or similar. Extend your arm slightly behind you and place your hand against the doorframe. Press your arms inwards against the frame so that you feel a gradually increasing stretch across the front of your shoulders. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds, 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 working arm held in front of your body. Use your free hand to press behind the elbow of your working arm so that the elbow is pushed towards the opposite shoulder, creating a gradually increasing stretch on the outside of the shoulder and upper arm. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the other side.
Place the working arm behind your neck with the elbow bent. Using your free hand, pull behind the elbow of the working arm so that the elbow is pressed against the opposite shoulder, creating a gradually increasing stretch. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the other side.
Strength
50 minutes of each training session
Lie on your back with your working arm resting at your side. Raise your arm towards the ceiling and all the way above your head. Hold your arm in the raised position for a few seconds. Slowly lower your arm back down the same way. Keep your arm straight throughout the exercise.
“Push-ups”. Lie on your stomach with your hands directly beneath your shoulders and your fingers pointing forwards. Extend your arms so that your upper body and pelvis are lifted off the floor, supported only by your hands and toes. Your stomach must not touch the floor
‘Biceps hammer curl. Stand upright with an elastic band around your foot. Wrap the other end of the elastic band around your hand with the edge of your hand down and palm facing inwards. Slowly bend your arm so 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. Throughout the exercise, the palm of the hand should face in towards the body.
Attach an exercise band at shoulder height. Raise the working arm straight out to the side at a 90-degree angle, pointing towards the attachment point of the exercise band. Grasp the band with the hand on the working arm, with your palm facing down towards the floor. Slowly pull your arm downwards and in front of your stomach with the back of your hand facing downwards, so that the resistance band tightens. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly return your arm to the starting position.
Secure the resistance band at hip height. Stand with your unaffected arm facing the resistance band. Grasp the band with the hand on your training arm and slowly move your arm out to the side until it is at shoulder height, so that the band is taut. Hold the position for a few seconds and slowly lower your arm again.
Attach an exercise band at table height. Kneel at a table with your face towards the exercise band. Your shoulder should be level with the table, with your upper arm resting on it and your palm facing the tabletop. Grasp the band with your hand. Slowly move your forearm upwards and backwards so that the elastic band tightens. Hold the stretch for a few seconds and slowly lower your arm back onto the table. The back of your hand should face the ceiling/backwards throughout the exercise.
Attach an exercise band at table height. Kneel at a table with your back facing the exercise band. Your shoulder should be level with the table, on which your upper arm is resting. Rotate your upper arm upwards and backwards. Grasp the band with your hand. The back of your hand should be facing backwards. Slowly move your upper arm forwards so that the band tightens until your hand is on the table. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly return your arm to the starting position. The back of your hand faces the ceiling/backwards throughout the exercise.
Secure an exercise band at elbow height. Stand with the working arm furthest from the band and grasp the band with the hand on the working arm. Keep your elbow bent at a 90-degree angle and held close to your body throughout the exercise. Rest your forearm and hand against your stomach. Rotate your forearm out to the side so that the resistance band is taut, and hold the position for a few seconds before slowly returning your arm to the starting position.
Secure an exercise band at elbow height. Stand with the arm you are exercising closest to the band and grasp the band with the hand on that arm. Keep your elbow bent at a 90-degree angle and held close to your body throughout the exercise. Rotate your forearm inwards in front of your stomach so that the resistance band is stretched, and hold the tension for a few seconds before slowly returning your arm to the starting position.
Secure an exercise band above head height. Stand with your side facing the exercise band. Grasp the band with your working arm, keeping your elbow straight, your upper arm at a 90-degree angle to your body, and your hand above shoulder level. Pull your arm downwards and inwards in front of your stomach. Hold the tension for a few seconds, then slowly return your arm to the starting position.