Shoulder
Arm Scissors
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, or sit upright with a straight back. Extend both arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height, palms facing each other.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Shoulder
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- anterior deltoid
- pectoralis major (clavicular head)
Secondary muscles
- lateral deltoid
- posterior deltoid
- rhomboids
- trapezius
- serratus anterior
Target muscles
- shoulder
- chest
- back
How to perform
- 1
Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, or sit upright with a straight back.
- 2
Extend both arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height, palms facing each other.
- 3
Keeping arms straight, cross one arm over the other, bringing them past your midline.
- 4
Immediately uncross and cross the other arm over the first, maintaining shoulder height.
- 5
Continue alternating the crossing motion in a controlled, rhythmic manner.
- 6
Keep your core engaged and avoid shrugging your shoulders towards your ears.
Safety & form
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