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prone rhomboids - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

prone rhomboids

prone arm lift with scapular retraction, emphasizing rhomboid activation and shoulder blade control.

Starting position
prone
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
rotator cuff, trapezius, posterior deltoid, rhomboids
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on stomach and elevate the arm by the side to 90 degrees with thumb pointing towards the floor. Lift the arm towards the ceiling while squeezing the shoulder blades. Lower the hand back to the floor and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.