Lifting to correct internally rotated shoulder?

[JDelage]

Rip,

Are there lifts that can help correct an internally rotated shoulder (in addition to mobility work, etc)? I have heard the press helps. Anything else? Barbell rows, chin ups, pull ups,...?

Thank you,

JD

[Mark Rippetoe]

I have never seen an "internally rotated shoulder".

[DCP]

Are you saying your shoulders tend to be protracted?

[JDelage]

Let me rephrase: my left shoulder and elbow hurt quite a bit after (but not during) squatting. I understand from reading multiple threads here as well as other articles that this is caused by a lack of shoulder mobility. I am doing some soft tissue work but I'm also wondering whether actual lifts might help.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Have you noticed that the word "mobility" is now in common use, and was not in existence 3 years ago?

[risepmj]

The word "mobility" is so over-rated by some crossfitter.

[wal]

Have you noticed that the word "mobility" is now in common use, and was not in existence 3 years ago?

Yes.

"Mobility, or joint mobility, is the ability to move a limb through the full range of motion--with control. Mobility is based on voluntary movement while flexibility involves static holds and is often dependent upon gravity or passive forces. Mobility demands strength to produce full-range movement, whereas flexibility is passive, thus not strength-dependent. Some authorities refer to mobility as 'active flexibility'. It is possible to have good mobility without being especially flexible, just as one can be flexible with poor mobility, i.e., control. Of the two, mobility is more important. It is better to be inflexible with good mobility than flexible with poor mobility. The percent difference between your mobility and flexibility is the same percent chance of creating a musculo-skeletal injury during physical activities."

Steve Maxwell

[JDelage]

No, I only have been lifting for a year and a half. Are you saying that, no, lifts won't correct that and mobility drills are the solution?

[Thomas Jones]

Have you noticed that the word "mobility" is now in common use, and was not in existence 3 years ago?

Please tell me I'm not alone in despising it. Does it strike you as another word for "flexibility", used in a vain attempt to make the speaker/writer sound more knowledgeable?

[Mark Rippetoe]

That seems to be the situation. Jargon often substitutes for clarity.