- Instructions
- In Brief
- Key Points
- Start Position: Exhale as you slowly raise the bar.
- Middle Position: As you raise, concentrate on rotating from your shoulder only. Your upper and lower arms move as a single unit. Do not bend your wrist, and keep a slight bend in your elbow.
- End Position: Raise until your arm is at shoulder height. Hold for1/2 a second.
- Return to Middle: Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
- Return to Start: Do not lock out your elbow. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.
Start at this Position: - Attach the straight bar to the low-pulley.
- Grip the straight bar with your hands shoulder width apart. Plams face down.
- Position your elbows in front of your body, close to your sides, bending them outward. Do not bend your wrists.
- Keep your arms at your sides with your palms facing backward. Your elbows are positioned outward. Do not lock out your elbows.
- Stabilize your body by placing one foot in front of the other.
- Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
- Do not bend your wrists.
- Keep your elbows outward and slightly bent.
Move by rotating from your shoulder only, moving your upper and lower arms as a single unit.
At end position, never raise your arms beyond shoulder height.
Use your arms to perform the exercise, not your body.
Instructions
- Start Position: Exhale as you slowly raise the bar.
- Middle Position: As you raise, concentrate on rotating from your shoulder only. Your upper and lower arms move as a single unit. Do not bend your wrist, and keep a slight bend in your elbow.
- End Position: Raise until your arm is at shoulder height. Hold for1/2 a second.
- Return to Middle: Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
- Return to Start: Do not lock out your elbow. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.
Key Points
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
- Do not bend your wrists.
- Keep your elbows outward and slightly bent.
Move by rotating from your shoulder only, moving your upper and lower arms as a single unit.
At end position, never raise your arms beyond shoulder height.
Use your arms to perform the exercise, not your body.
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