Lift the Sand-Pad with one arm
- Degree of Difficulty 60%
Sand-Pad one armed shoulder lift
Short Description
- Secure upright stand. Try to hold the Sand-Pad on shoulder level. Your forearm should be vertically to the floor.
- Raise your hand holding the Sand-Pad above your head.
- Bent your arms and move back the Sand-Pad to shoulder level.
Long Description
- Take a secure upright stand. To maintain a stable stand your feet should be hip- to shoulder-wide apart. The upper body is in a straight position. One arm holds the Sand-Pad on shoulder level, the arm is close to your body and the elbow joint is bent at a maximum. Therefore the forearm is held vertically to the floor.
- Extend your arm over the head and try to squeeze together your shoulderblades. The rest of your body mainatins a high body tension.
- Now lower the Sand-Pad in a slow and controlled way back to its initial position.
Tips
Try to pull your shoulderblades together in order to control your shoulder movement.
Additional exercise instructions
The Sand-Pad exercise One Arm Lift is a typical exercise to train the shoulder muscles. Work more on the front side to improve your front shoulder muscles or train on the back side to improve the back parts of the deltoids.
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