@@HeyIntegrity Yes, for reducing the angle between the arm and torso. But I guess teres major is better hit with rows. It's all difficult to pin down because the lats are so dominant...
@@HeyIntegrity I think Becky's info is spot on, though I wonder if a position started more open would cover more range of motion (rather than focusing the contracted position). On review, I think your intuition is right, in that a standard widegrip pulldown is more teres major focused. I will review my opinion to better match what Becky showed: cables are ideal, maybe coming from a slightly elevated angle as opposed to true horizontal is also beneficial to the teres minor.
Oh, this video was really helpful! I was looking for way to confirm that the one muscle aching on the back of my shoulders indeed was the teres minor - I kept standing and looking at back in the mirror, and pinching and squeezing, and since I've had troubles with the infraspinatus ob my LEFT side, I though this pain on my right side was located more below - but not so low as to be the teres major - and although I have read and still read and study lots of anatomy, I needed a life model to show me the muscle and its function - and you did just that :) I think I'll have a look at your other videos, too :) Well done! Now I have to find out what to do with my teres minor pain. Do you have any suggestions? I lift weights, train the powerlifting lifts, and on two days a week, I train chest and upper back - like today - and I find it hard to do rear delt cable rows - that is, if I warm up my triceps, they are ok to do - still, I don't think the triceps are the problem. Also, there is no way for me to do shoulder presses of any kind. But that's ok. My concern is - I also do rear delt barbell rows, on a 45degree inclined bench, lying on my stomach - which targets the teres minor as well, doesn't it? So is it good or bad to do those? I do lots of rowing, at different angles.
iiimke I would recommend going to your doctor for sure. When you can't do any overhead presses you may have an issue with your rotator cuff. If you are having problems with rowing (pain) it's time to stop and figure out the root cause.Your long head tricep assists with the rowing due to the shoulder extension. During the 45° row your Teres Minor isn't working as hard due to the decreased stretch in the muscle. However, my main concern would be to address the pain. Make an appointment with your Dr and see why you are experiencing the pain and let them know that you can't do any overhead presses
Avery Hughes Teres Minor will assist in keeping the humerus in its joint. It will also assist in lateral rotation of the humerus if you rotate your arms during the lat pulldown as well.
Information is spot on.
One addition is that a widegrip pulldown also hits the teres minor nicely.
Are you sure it is hitting the teres?
@@HeyIntegrity Yes, for reducing the angle between the arm and torso. But I guess teres major is better hit with rows. It's all difficult to pin down because the lats are so dominant...
@@ryanschultz9037 ah teres major makes sense. You put minor in first comment so I was confused.
@@HeyIntegrity I think Becky's info is spot on, though I wonder if a position started more open would cover more range of motion (rather than focusing the contracted position).
On review, I think your intuition is right, in that a standard widegrip pulldown is more teres major focused.
I will review my opinion to better match what Becky showed: cables are ideal, maybe coming from a slightly elevated angle as opposed to true horizontal is also beneficial to the teres minor.
I don't know this girl, but she looks cute and sounds educated and humble. I like her
O My God! I love you, never stop doing this!!!!! :)
Thank you I needed this. Somehow my lats developed while my teres minor remained undeveloped
Do you have a video showing exercises to do to strengthen it?
Thank you.
Great video! :-)
Wow that infraspinatus!
Hello. Which exercises best active his musclr
Very helpful thanks!
Becky, what are some good eccentric workouts for the Teres minor?
Oh, this video was really helpful! I was looking for way to confirm that the one muscle aching on the back of my shoulders indeed was the teres minor - I kept standing and looking at back in the mirror, and pinching and squeezing, and since I've had troubles with the infraspinatus ob my LEFT side, I though this pain on my right side was located more below - but not so low as to be the teres major -
and although I have read and still read and study lots of anatomy, I needed a life model to show me the muscle and its function - and you did just that :)
I think I'll have a look at your other videos, too :)
Well done!
Now I have to find out what to do with my teres minor pain.
Do you have any suggestions?
I lift weights, train the powerlifting lifts, and on two days a week, I train chest and upper back - like today - and I find it hard to do rear delt cable rows - that is, if I warm up my triceps, they are ok to do - still, I don't think the triceps are the problem.
Also, there is no way for me to do shoulder presses of any kind.
But that's ok.
My concern is - I also do rear delt barbell rows, on a 45degree inclined bench, lying on my stomach - which targets the teres minor as well, doesn't it?
So is it good or bad to do those?
I do lots of rowing, at different angles.
iiimke I would recommend going to your doctor for sure. When you can't do any overhead presses you may have an issue with your rotator cuff. If you are having problems with rowing (pain) it's time to stop and figure out the root cause.Your long head tricep assists with the rowing due to the shoulder extension. During the 45° row your Teres Minor isn't working as hard due to the decreased stretch in the muscle. However, my main concern would be to address the pain. Make an appointment with your Dr and see why you are experiencing the pain and let them know that you can't do any overhead presses
so after all this time, you should have find the perfect exercice(s) please let us know what you found!
Thank you!
Good information here. Got a question do Lat pull downs or pull up also hit the teres minor or no
Avery Hughes Teres Minor will assist in keeping the humerus in its joint. It will also assist in lateral rotation of the humerus if you rotate your arms during the lat pulldown as well.
nice
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