Body

tendon

Where it runs

From just above the shoulder socket, over the top of the ball of the joint and down a groove at the front of the upper arm bone.

What it does

Anchors the long head of the biceps across the shoulder.

In a pull-up

Loaded by hanging and by bending the elbows, and one of the commoner places for pain at the front of the shoulder.

Drills that work it

In the programs

• Phase 2 — Own the top and the way down — Shoulder: kipping works, strict pull-ups do not
• Phase 3 — Strict again — Shoulder: kipping works, strict pull-ups do not

Works alongside

Other structures the same drills work.

• Latissimus dorsi
• Teres major
• Brachialis
• Biceps
• Lower trapezius
• Triceps, long head
• Latissimus and teres major tendons

General anatomy, simplified. It describes a structure, not anybody's shoulder, and cannot say what is wrong with yours.