Shoulder
Banded Shoulder Extension
Stand tall, holding a resistance band with both hands in front of your body, arms extended. Keep a slight bend in your elbows and engage your core.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Focus Area
- Shoulder
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- posterior deltoid
- latissimus dorsi
Secondary muscles
- teres major
- triceps (long head)
- rhomboids
Target muscles
- shoulder
- back
- arms
How to perform
- 1
Stand tall, holding a resistance band with both hands in front of your body, arms extended.
- 2
Keep a slight bend in your elbows and engage your core.
- 3
Pull the band backward and slightly downward, extending your arms behind your torso.
- 4
Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the peak of the movement.
- 5
Slowly return to the starting position, controlling the band's resistance.
- 6
Maintain a stable torso throughout the exercise.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
