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Stretch: Anterior Shoulder

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Brace on a sturdy chair with arms straight behind and legs extended forward, then bend the arms and lower the buttocks toward the floor.

Detail

Target area: Anterior shoulder. (Diagram 5)

Steps:

  1. Brace yourself on a stable and sturdy chair with your body extended, hips forward, and arms straight.
  2. Exhale, flex your arms, and lower your buttocks toward the floor.
  3. Hold the stretch and relax. NOTE: Use parallel bars if they are available.

Key facts

  • Position: braced on a sturdy chair, body extended, hips forward, arms straight (behind).
  • Action: flex the arms and lower the buttocks toward the floor.
  • NOTE: use parallel bars if available.
  • Static stretch: hold and relax.

Connections

  • static-stretching — technique used.
  • anterior-deltoid — anterior shoulder muscle stretched.
  • stretch-posterior-shoulder-cross, stretch-posterior-shoulder-behind — companion shoulder stretches.
SourceReference manual
p.524
Pages: 524.
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