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standing active row - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

standing active row

standing scapular retraction with elbow flexion and extension, arms at shoulder height.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine, elbow
Muscles
triceps, biceps, trapezius, posterior deltoid, rhomboids
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with arms elevate forward to 90 degrees with thumb pointing towards the ceiling. Squeezing the blades, bend the elbows close to the trunk. Straighten the elbows to starting position. Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.