Bowflex Sport - Seated Lateral Shoulder Raise; Scapular Retraction

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Shoulder Exercises
Seated Lateral Shoulder Raise—Shoulder Flexion (elbows stabilized)
Scapular Retraction
Muscles Worked:
Supraspinatus, Middle Deltoids, and
Trapezius
Bench Position:
Flat Bench Forward
Accessory:
Handgrips
Pulleys:
Chest Bar
Success Tips
• Keep your knees bent and feet flat on the
floor.
• Keep your abdominals tight, and maintain
good spinal alignment.
• Do not swing arms upward or move trunk
during movement.
Muscles Worked:
Middle Trapezius and Rhomboids
Bench Position:
Horizontal
Accessory:
Handgrips
Pulleys:
Chest Bar
Success Tips
• Do not lose your spinal alignment—keep
your chest lifted.
• Keep your knees bent and feet flat on the
floor.
• Keep your spine aligned and a slight arch
in your lower back.
• Do not use your arm muscles for this
movement.
START FINISH
START FINISH
Start
• Sit on the bench, facing the
Power Rod
®
unit.
• Spread the cuff on the Handgrips
• Slide the cuffs onto the opposite
forearms and place them near
the elbows so that the cables
cross each another.
• Keep your chest lifted, main
-
taining a slight arch in your lower
back.
Start
• Sit on the Bench, facing the
Power Rod
®
unit.
• Grasp the Handgrips, arms
straight, palms facing down.
Action
• Raise your arms directly out to
your sides, nearly shoulder level.
• At the top of the movement you
may need to rotate your hands
slowly to prevent the cuff from
sliding off.
• With controlled movement,
slowly return to the Start
position.
Action
• Keeping your arms straight,
slowly pinch your shoulder
blades together.
• When shoulder blades are fully
retracted, slowly return to the
Start position.