Technique
- Stand with your arms out to the sides and elbows bent at 90 degrees, hands pointing down and palm facing backward
- Rotate your shoulders to bring your forearms up until the hands point up and palm is facing forward
- Rotate them back down to the starting position and repeat.
Form tips
- Keep your upper arms horizontal and parallel to the ground.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Rotator cuff
- Back
Secondary
- Shoulders
- Chest
Flexibility
Primary
- Rotator cuff
- Back
Secondary
- Shoulders
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Subscapularis
- Teres major
- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Joint movements
trains stretches
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