If your shoulders are still weak or you have an impingement in them, you may want to avoid this movement as it places the shoulders in a very internally rotated and weak position. Start in standing, arms at your sides with your resistance in hand. Activate your core (ribs to pelvis) so that you are strong through your spinal position, and make sure you have a slight bend in the knees. Pull your arms up, elbows out and up, kind of like a scarecrow. Use the same control going up as you do going down – do not let your arms just drop as this may lead to injury. Repeat as directed.
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