Healthy shoulder tips everyone should know! The scapular stabilizers (traps, levators, serratus anterior to name a few) need to work well with the rotator cuff muscles to maximize control at this very mobile joint.. Weakness here can contribute to things like pain or aches in and around then shoulder or itโs neighboring joints. By targeting muscles that control these regions and in a way that effectively maximizes mobility, stability, & strength, the shoulder is better prepared to sustain loads thru it and generate power from it. ๐ญThink pushing motions, bars, holding weights overhead, catching or throwing a ball - all these need a level of control to successfully exist. ๐ This serratus anterior is a major muscle that helps control & produce overhead movement & pushing motions, s