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Isolation · Beginner

Incline Y-Raise

Isolation isolation exercise using dumbbell, bench.
Movement pattern
Isolation
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Dumbbell, Bench
Mechanics
Isolation
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Transverse

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How to do the Incline Y-Raise

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Scapula upward rotationprimary action

    Trapezius (prime mover, high emphasis); Trapezius (synergist, moderate emphasis); Serratus anterior (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Shoulder abductionsecondary action

    Medial deltoid (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Anterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis); Posterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis); Supraspinatus (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Scapula retractionsecondary action

    Rhomboids (stabilizer, low emphasis); Trapezius (stabilizer, low emphasis)

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