Difficulties with shoulder dislocations

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I seem to have a somewhat... unique... issue with shoulder dislocations. My arms are so long and my shoulders are inflexable to the point that a normal broom stick is not wide enough for me to do the dislocations properly. Luckily at the gym they have a shovel handle (minus the shovel head) that's just barely wide enough for me to do them.

Has anyone else ran into this issue?

[chairohkey]

Use some exercise bands or tubing and gradually bring your grip closer together.

[Relic]

Yep! When I used to do them I used a rope I had laying around. My shoulders were so inflexible that the rope touched my head as it passed over.

[Waldo]

Use some exercise bands or tubing and gradually bring your grip closer together.

This, use exercise bands.

Keep at it, over time your mobility will increase a good bit.

[realworldmth]

I dislocated my shoulder playing hockey years ago and just dislocated it recently doing jiu jitsu.

After I healed, I started using weights to strengthen the shouler and rotator cuff. That worked for me. I used to do high reps (10-15) but now I do 3 sets of 6-8 reps. That seems to help me better

[Blueberries]

I had similar shoulder mobility issues when I started out, and over time I've gradually been working my grip inward. It's taken time, but it's really made a huge difference to just keep at it.