Banded Shoulder Abduction
Muscle Groups: Lats, Shoulders
Banded Shoulder Abduction focuses on Lats, Shoulders.
How to Perform
Follow these step-by-step instructions to perform Banded Shoulder Abduction with proper form and technique.
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Place a resistance band around your wrists or just above your elbows.
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Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and arms relaxed at your sides, palms facing your body.
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Keeping your arms straight, slowly raise them out to the sides until they are parallel with the floor, feeling the tension in the band.
- 4
Pause briefly at the top of the movement, maintaining the tension.
- 5
Slowly and with control, lower your arms back to the starting position.
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