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single arm wall push plus with kneeling sit back - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

single arm wall push plus with kneeling sit back

kneeling wall push with scapular protraction while sitting back to heels maintaining forearm contact and shoulder position.

Starting position
kneeling
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
deltoid, trapezius, serratus anterior, rhomboids
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, isometric

How it is done

Kneel in front facing the wall, elevate one arm to 90 degree forward and rest forearm on wall. Pushing the wall with forearm, round the shoulder. With maintaing the push, try to sit back on heel without lifting the elbow off the wall and back to kneeling position to repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.