It just occurred to me tonight something that might help others. In the gym between reps of inclined free weight lifts, I like to let my arms dangle and do little vertical circles while holding the weights in each hand. This loosens the tendons and muscles in my shoulders. I was thinking about all the uke that do stiff tai-no-henko and stiff katatedori, for example; I suspect they tense the whole arm as unit and not as three independent groups of muscles.  I might suggest a variation on my dangling arm circles because the shoulder and arm have to be relaxed while having a tight grip on the iron.

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