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supine punch plus - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine punch plus

lie supine, punch fist toward ceiling while protracting scapula, then retract to start.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
trapezius, serratus anterior, rhomboids, pectoralis minor
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knnes bend, elevate the arm to 90 degree towards the ceiling making a fist. Punch towards the ceiling rounding the shoulder, un-round the shoulder to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.