Shoulder exercise
Bodycare,  COACH,  HEALTH,  Training and Technique

Move of the month: Cuban Press

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This exercise is great for rotation, strengthens the shoulders and can help prevent injury, says Vivienne Rickman

The Cuban Press is series of moves that works the muscles that stabilise the shoulders and enable rotation. It’s common to forget that we need to strengthen the muscles that enable rotation until we need to recover from an injury, as any swimmers out there suffering from ‘rotator cuff’ injury will now know.

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