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👉 Watch: Fastest Way To Pain Free Lifting After A SLAP Tear

SLAP tear rehab doesn’t fail because of your shoulder.

It fails because of poor structure.

Most shoulder rehab programs miss the real problem — weak scapular stabilisers, poor rotator cuff function, and bad exercise sequencing.

In this video, I show you how to fix shoulder pain, rebuild strength, and return to training without surgery, rest, or generic physio protocols.

This is a complete SLAP tear rehab workout based on elite sports physiotherapy principles — not general population rehab.

You’ll learn:

• The best SLAP tear exercises for fast pain relief
• How to fix shoulder instability and joint “glide”
• Why your shoulder still hurts months later
• The correct rehab exercise order (most get this wrong)
• How to rebuild strength without making your injury worse
• The role of rotator cuff training and scapular control
• How to manage load and avoid flare-ups

When surgery is NOT requiredThis program is designed for:

✔ Labrum tear recovery

✔ Shoulder pain from lifting

✔ SLAP tear rehab without surgery

✔ Rotator cuff weakness

✔ Shoulder instability and clicking

✔ Returning to gym training safely

If you’ve tried physio, random YouTube rehab, or rest — and nothing worked — this will show you why.

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Although important, mobility isn't always the first priority inside UMS.

Stability is often the first step towards a healthy joint, or a successful injury rehab. Especially when rehabbing the shoulder joint after something like a rotator cuff, labrum, or SLAP tear.

Here's an example of where this can be a big issue that heavily impacts how Rad and I prescribe exercises for our clients.

Last week a client asked when dips and behind-the-head shoulder presses would be introduced to his program.

He’s been working through a shoulder rehab phase after a SLAP tear, and those two movements hadn’t appeared yet.

That’s a pretty common question. Because many of our clients have a high achieving strength training, or athletic background.

Most assume those exercises have been avoided because we think they’re “risky.”

But that’s not really the issue.

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Rad and I were looking at a program from one of our Inner Circle subscribers — Dan, 36, from South Wales, UK.

To be honest, this was one of the best programs we’ve reviewed in a long time.

For the first time, we saw a clear focus on structural balance. That’s extremely rare at this stage.

But there was one problem.

He was trying to fit too much into a 60–70-minute session.

And the biggest inefficiency?

He was leaving all his stretching until the end.

Most lifters assume that’s the right way to do it.

Lift first. Stretch after.

But there are two big problems with that approach. Allow me to explain ...

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In my last episode, I shared why I felt let down by the new ACSM

Position Stand on Resistance Training (2026).

Not because it was wrong.

But because it didn’t really help people like you (and me).

Today, I want to show you what it completely missed.

And why this matters far more than the program you follow.

I was excited about this research… until I read it

A new position stand. Over 30,000 participants. Something that promised to update everything we thought we knew about strength training.

I even planned to make a YouTube video breaking it down.

But after a long chat with Rad, we scrapped the idea.

These types of videos just don’t perform well on our channel.They’re too deep. Too nuanced. Too “inside baseball.”

But our inner circle is different.

You’re the type of person who actually cares about this stuff.

So, I wanted to share my honest take.

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Something interesting came up in a coaching conversation this week.

One of our online coaching members messaged Rad about shoulder pain during dumbbell floor press.

He’d previously been told to always depress and retract his scapula when pressing — a cue most lifters are very familiar with.

But the strange thing was this:

The pain was still there… even with almost no weight.

He dropped the dumbbells all the way down to 10–15 pounds and could still feel discomfort in the front of the shoulder.

Most lifters assume the exercise itself is the problem in situations like this.

They think the press is “bad for their shoulders.”

But the real issue is usually something deeper.

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By now, you should know your stage.

Flexibility bottleneck. Balanced. Or strength priority.

Most people stop there.

They understand the theory.

But they still guess the application.

That’s where progress stalls.

Because regardless of phase, one thing never changes.

Structural balance.

This week, I want you to watch the full 4-part playlist. Because it shows the exact rule we use in UMS to fix this.

Strength and flexibility in the same workout.

No extra sessions. No extra time.

▶️ ⁠Watch the playlist: The Strength–Flexibility Pairing Series⁠

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Eventually, something changes.

You can sit comfortably in a deep squat. You can press a barbell behind your head at the bottom without strain. Your hips and shoulders move freely.

At that point, flexibility is no longer the limiter.

Strength is.

This is where a lot of people make a costly mistake.

They keep chasing more range.

Deeper pancakes. Flatter splits. More impressive shapes.

But high-level flexibility creates fatigue.

And fatigue interferes with force production.

I learned this the hard way.

This week, I want you to watch the full 4-part playlist. Because it shows the exact rule we use in UMS to fix this.

Strength and flexibility in the same workout.

No extra sessions. No extra time.

▶️ ⁠Watch the playlist: The Strength–Flexibility Pairing Series⁠

And, if you want to know what it's like to work with us, → ⁠Click here

If flexibility is your bottleneck, there is a faster way.

But it isn’t passive.

And it isn’t comfortable.

The fastest method follows a simple sequence:

Contract. Stretch. Convert.

First, you contract the muscle at end range.

Hard.

For middle splits, that means driving the legs apart using your glutes.

For hamstrings, it might mean lifting the leg against resistance before lowering into the stretch.

That contraction does two things.

This week, I want you to watch the full 4-part playlist. Because it shows the exact rule we use in UMS to fix this.

Strength and flexibility in the same workout.

No extra sessions. No extra time.

▶️ ⁠Watch the playlist: The Strength–Flexibility Pairing Series⁠

And, if you want to know what it's like to work with us, → ⁠Click here