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Technique

  1. Lie face down on the ground, tighten your core to lift the belly off the ground and hold a staff or band with a wide grip behind you.
  2. While keeping your arms straight, lift your arms up slowly until the staff or band is all the way overhead, then reverse the motion.

Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

  • Chest
  • Back
  • Shoulders

Secondary

  • Biceps

Equipment

Appears in

Flexibility
Joint movements

Regressions

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Shoulder dislocates

Beginner
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Seiza shoulder dislocates

Novice
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Staff plow

Novice
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Prone hollow body wrist extension

Novice
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Prone hollow body arm flexion bounces

Novice
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Stability ball IYT

Novice
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