Body

ligament

Where it runs

From the coracoid to the top of the upper arm bone, over the front of the joint.

What it does

Limits the arm hanging down out of its socket and turning outwards too far.

In a pull-up

Helps hold the joint together in a relaxed hang.

Drills that work it

In the programs

• Phase 1 — Set the shoulder blades — Shoulder: kipping works, strict pull-ups do not

Works alongside

Other structures the same drills work.

• Forearm and finger flexors
• Latissimus dorsi
• Glenohumeral ligaments
• Latissimus and teres major tendons

Questions about this

• Why does my shoulder hurt at the start of a pull-up, from a dead hang?

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