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Technique

  1. Anchor a band at elbow height and stand perpendicular to it.
  2. Hold the band with the hand furthest from the anchor point across your belly and step away to put tension in the band.
  3. Pull the band away from your body by rotating your shoulder outward.

Form tips

  • Keep your elbow tucked against your side, you can hold something between your arm and side for feedback.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Rotator cuff

Secondary

  • Shoulders
  • Infraspinatus
  • Teres minor

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
trains stretches
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Band shoulder external rotation

Beginner
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Sitting shoulder external rotation side

Beginner
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Side-lying shoulder external rotation

Beginner
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Sitting shoulder external rotation front

Beginner
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Sitting shoulder external rotation diagonal

Beginner
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