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Also known as: Rear arm extension.

Technique

  1. Stand with your side toward a band anchor and hold the band in the far hand across your chest.
  2. Pull the band out to your side until the arm is fully extended at shoulder height.
  3. Slowly return to the starting position under control.

Form tips

  • Keep the arm straight and avoid shrugging the shoulder ( Shoulder depression).

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Shoulders
  • Rotator cuff
  • Middle deltoid
  • Supraspinatus

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
Shoulderabduction
trains stretches
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Raised arm circles

Beginner
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Lateral delt raise

Beginner
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Plates overhead lateral raise

Novice
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Dumbbell upright row

Novice
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Kettlebell upright row

Novice
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