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standing shoulder extension with rod - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

standing shoulder extension with rod

stand holding rod behind back, squeeze shoulder blades together and extend shoulders moving rod away from body

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
latissimus dorsi, triceps, trapezius, posterior deltoid, rhomboids
Equipment
rod
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Stand, hands behind the back holding either ends of rod with palm facing away from the body. Squeeze the blades and move the rod away from the body

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.