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supine shoulder horizontal adduction with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder horizontal adduction with dumbbell

lying on back, move straight arm with dumbbell from overhead toward midline and return

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
anterior deltoid, pectoralis major
Equipment
dumbbell
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend, elevate the arm to 90 degrees towards the ceiling with holding a dumbbell in affected hand. Keeping elbow straight, move the arm towards the body, move the arm back to starting position. Repeat

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The plan starts with an assessment.