Bill Maeda

2 months agoSlow Throw - age 55, November 2, 2024, 9:36 am 🌺CAUTION: THIS VIDEO IS FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE EXERCISE(S) CAN BE DANGEROUS. PLEASE VIEW WITH DISCRETION. 6 months ago my right shoulder was so tight and sore that I couldn’t throw a ball properly. I reduced my training by 80%, increased my sleep by 25%, and focused on fixing my feet and my shoulders. Things have gotten better, but the internal AND external rotation in my shoulders is still weak, so the combination of the @shogun_sports FLEX cable units with resistance bands are perfect for practicing “slow” throws, punches, and horizontal rotations. The resistance bands give the chains of muscle more time to organize themselves around the movement. The resistance bands are also good for adding length to the distance the cables can be pulled because rotational core exercises need more standoff distance due to the offset angle. I’m using @shogun_sports FLEX electronic cable resistance units, but this exercise works great with regular cable machines as well. More information on the Shogun FLEX can be found in my bio. Aloha 🏄‍♂️

2 months agoCables + Elastics - age 55, November 2, 2024, 10:27 am 🌺CAUTION: THIS VIDEO IS FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE EXERCISE(S) CAN BE DANGEROUS. PLEASE VIEW WITH DISCRETION. This is the exercise that brought me back from cancer and chemo back in 2013. I had my ascending colon removed so sit ups, leg raises, and anything else that bent me at the waist were out for a long time. Besides my core getting weak, my arms and legs were weak and unstable, so standing rotations were perfect because I could strengthen all these issues with one powerful move. During this time I was also stiff and sore, so using elastic resistance bands gave these complex chains of muscle more time to organize themselves around the movement. The elastic bands are also good for adding length to the distance the cables can be pulled because rotational core exercises need more standoff distance due to the offset angle. I’m using @shogun_sports FLEX electronic cable resistance units, but this exercise works great with regular cable machines as well. More information on the @shogun_sports FLEX can be found in my bio. Aloha 🏄‍♂️