Condition
Unlimited: Cycling. Swimming. Running.
Stretching
15 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.
Stand with your arm stretched down at your side with your hand slightly clenched. Rotate your arm so that your thumb is moved inwards and maximally backwards. Then bend your wrist to the maximum so that the back of your hand is facing downwards and that it tightens on the outside of your elbow. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Relax for 5 seconds.
Strength
45 minutes of each training session
‘Standing push-ups’. Stand with your arms straight and both hands on the wall. Slowly bend your arms so that your face is close to the wall. Slowly extend your arms again.
Sit on the floor with your legs and arms stretched. Support yourself with both hands on the floor. Using your arms, lift yourself off the floor and slowly lower yourself back down. Both arms should be straight throughout the exercise.
Lie on your back. Hold one end of an exercise band with the healthy arm positioned over the shoulder of the exercising arm. Hold the exercise band in your hand on the training arm that is stretched towards the ceiling so that the exercise band is tight. Slowly move the training arm ‘even further’ towards the ceiling so that the shoulder blade lifts off the floor and the resistance band tightens even more. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly bring the arm back to the starting position
Stand with the exercise band under your foot. Grip the elastic band with your hand on the training arm. The back of your hand is facing forwards. Slowly move your training arm backwards and upwards to tighten the elastic band. Hold the tension for a few seconds and lower your arm again.
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.
Stand with a ball and hit it into the ground so it bounces back and forth between training arm and healthy arm
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.
Stand slightly bent over a chair/table and support with your healthy arm. Let the training arm hang limply towards the floor. Hold a weight (or a bottle of water). Lift your arm/shoulder straight up towards the ceiling by using your shoulder blade muscles. Hold the tension for a few seconds and slowly bring the arm back to the starting position. Keep the arm straight throughout the exercise. The load can be increased by holding heavier objects in your hand.
