Should you be performing the sleeper stretch? First let’s talk about why it’s even recommended.👇🏼 . We can use this screen to assess your amount of active shoulder internal rotation. If you are unable to rotate to at least a parallel position to the floor, you then have to ask yourself: do the lifts I’m performing require more internal rotation?🤔 . The bench press does not require much internal rotation. The same goes for pulling yourself under the bar for the squat. However the Olympic lifts

💥Sleeper Stretch💥 - 💥 The "Sleeper" stretch is a great stretch to help improve short-term mobility of the posterior (back side) rotator cuff and shoulder joint capsule - 📌 Improving the flexibility of these structures can help to improve overhead, hand behind the back, and cross-body shoulder mobility - 📌 As simple as this stretch is, it is commonly performed incorrectly, reducing its effectiveness and sometimes causing more aggravation to the shoulder - 📌 Since the shoulder socket, called