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upper body pull
Shrug - 30 Deg Abduction
HOW: Grab onto a bar with your arms slightly spread apart. Then shrug your shoulder blades up and back simultaneously. You can an option to slightly hinge at the hips to allow for a better angle of pulling the shoulder blades back. FEEL: You will...
Chin Up
HOW: Begin by holding onto a pull-up bar with your palms facing you. Then pull yourself up primarily pulling with the shoulder blades then moving at the shoulders and elbows. Slowly lower yourself back to starting position and repeat. FEEL: You will feel your back...
Pull Up
HOW: Begin by holding onto a pull-up bar. Then pull yourself up primarily pulling with the shoulder blades then moving at the shoulders and elbows. Slowly lower yourself back to starting position and repeat. FEEL: You will feel your back working with this exercise, primarily...
Assisted Pull Up
HOW: Anchor a band onto the bar and place the other end under your knees or feet. Placing it under your feet with give you additional assistance in pulling yourself up. Then pull yourself up primarily pulling with the shoulder blades then moving at the...
Pull Up - Neutral Grip
HOW: Begin by holding onto a pull-up bar using a neutral grip, with your thumbs facing the back wall. Then pull yourself up primarily pulling with the shoulder blades then moving at the shoulders and elbows. Slowly lower yourself back to starting position and repeat....
Scapula Retraction - Cable
HOW: Stand facing a pulley machine with the anchor coming from below. While holding onto a pulley, pull back your shoulder blade as far as you can. Make sure to stand back far enough to allow your shoulder blade to come forward when you are...
Single Arm Row - TRX
HOW: While standing hold onto the TRX with one hand, the further you are from the suspension trainer the more difficult this exercise will become. Slowly lower yourself with control then pull yourself back up to starting position. Make sure you use your shoulder blade...
Single Arm Row - Rotation, TRX
HOW: While standing hold onto the TRX with one hand, the further you are from the suspension trainer the more difficult this exercise will become. Slowly lower yourself while rotating your opposite arm towards the floor, then pull yourself back up to starting position. Make...
Squat to Row - TRX
HOW: Begin holding onto the TRX straps in a squat position, lower yourself into a traditional squat keep a majority of your weight in the middle of your foot. As you squat up simultaneously pull yourself with the straps. When you pull, key is to...
Single Arm Row - Scapula Retracted, Cable
HOW: Get a cable set-up anchored between shoulder and waist height. Perform a single arm row by driving your elbow towards your back pocket and letting your elbow bend. However, the entire time you perform this row, keep your shoulder blade squeezed back as best...