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Technique

  1. Engaged your lats by pulling your shoulders down ( Shoulder depression).
  2. Alternately push your shoulders forward ( Shoulder protraction) and pull them back ( Shoulder retraction).

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Back
  • Serratus anterior
  • Chest

Secondary

  • Forearms
  • Lower trapezius
  • Serratus anterior
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis minor
  • Rhomboid major
  • Middle trapezius

Equipment

Appears in

Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

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Hanging shoulder circles

Novice

Regressions

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Active hang

Beginner
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Scapular pull

Novice
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Hanging knees to chest

Novice
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Advanced hanging knee raise

Novice
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Pullup eccentric

Novice
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Band-assisted rings pullup

Novice
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