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So to sum it up for us plebeians - strengthen our stabilizers by doing:

- Rows/Face Pulls (focus on leading with shoulder blades 6:38
- Wide Overhead Pressing/Pulling (leading with Delts/Triceps with less Lats/Pecs dominance) 7:38

The short version - prioritize your shoulders before all muscles.

This is the best explanation of why so many lifters have shoulder problems I have heard in the entire internet.

I've never heard grinding pull-ups and dips can cause an imbalance even though I've watched tons of calisthenics videos
You're such a pro that I can't help but subcribe, man

been struggling with shoulder pain from weighted dips for awhile now, thanks for the tips!

Suffering from success

Yes.  I can confirm through empirical evidence that what you're saying is correct.  I suffered from Shoulder Impingement for YEARS.  I genuinely thought that it was something I was just going to have to live with.  Got into rock climbing and of course started doing tons of pull ups and pulling exercises as a means to improve and my impingement would flare up like crazy.  It was that pain that led me to beginning to do research and I came to find, through experimenting on myself that my main muscle groups were strong but my stabilizers and Rotator Cuffs were weak.  I built in Rotator Cuff exercises into my warmup and would train those via, for example face pulls and lo and behold all my shoulder impingement pain has gone away.

If I do pull ups, I train my stabilizers too.  Those are what keep your joints balanced, strong and in position.  Incredibly important.  Agree 100% with everything you've said and appreciate all the additional exercises you included that I can incorporate into my training.

Fantastic Video.

thsi has been ruining my life for the last 5 years, ruining my gains, stunting my progress, i'll get injured, feel super week, then crawl back to my peak in agony for th next few months...for years. someone finally tlaking abou this problem exactly is awesome

Just found you about your channel what the fuck is that physique bro best one I've seen so far

The lats inserting in front of the humerus on the proximal side is something I didn't learn until I dove into anatomy for art. Blew my mind that the most powerful back muscle also facilitates internal rotation, and explains why all the pulling I was doing wasn't helping with my shoulder rounding. Most people know that the pecs are strong internal rotators, they don't know that lats are also strong rotators. So building a strong upper and mid back is actually a bigger priority for a strong upper body, like how building strong erectors are a big priority for lower body compound movements.

I have been doing pull ups, dips, weighted pushups etc for years on and off. But never spent much time with the mid upper back because I only felt rows in my lats. I figured I needed to row higher up a little and now I feel it in my mid back and it feels so much better overall. I feel so stable now when im doing dips or pullups.

Wow thank you so much. I have been struggling with scalpular winging for years especially because I thought getting stronger in chest/lat would help with that. I also now implement scalpular pull ups which also help me strengthen those small stabilizers in the shoulders and back.

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Damnit man. Been doing weighted pull ups all the time for a while now and I've been trying to fix my upper body posture at the same time. Didn't know that I was making it worse at the same time too. Been trying to work on lower traps and rear delts to fix it. This is exactly the video I didn't know I needed, thanks

S tier information and video right here man

First video of yours I’ve watched. Your speaking is great, clear information, and an awesome physique and performance too. Well done

I’ve been getting stronger and stronger on my dips like no other exercise and kept getting weaker on my shoulders, this video is a real lifesaver!

I was aware of this problem I suffer from and that you have described perfectly. I will add those auxiliary exercises to my routine.

Thank goodness you showed up in my suggested. First video I've seen actually addressing my issue after months of searching.