Flow IYTW

Also known as: Floor LYTW, Arch up, Prone YTW.

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Technique

1. Lie face down on the ground, with your arms extended straight overhead.
2. Activate your Abs and get into a posterior Pelvic tilt.
3. Lift your arms off the ground by activating your upper back muscles ( Shoulder retraction) and hold them up in the Floor I hold for a couple seconds, then repeat the hold in the Floor Y hold, the Floor T hold and the Floor W hold.

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Form tips

• You will be tempted to arch the back, and engage the lower back muscles. Do not do that! That would shift the focus away from the scapulas and completely change the exercise. Instead, focus on keeping the Abs engaged, and pull your bellybutton up towards your spine. The back should be flat, and there should be a space between your belly and the ground.

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Muscles

Individual muscles

• Lower trapezius
• Serratus anterior
• Posterior deltoid
• Rhomboid major
• Middle trapezius
• Infraspinatus
• Teres minor

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Equipment

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Regressions

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