Scaption
Scaption promotes healthy movement patterns, improves muscle function, and prevents injuries. It also strengthens your rotator cuff, which improves shoulder stability.
INTERMEDIATE
Scapular Retraction
Scapular Retraction is a great way to train the upper back to handle stresses and fatigue from many everyday activities.
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Instructions
- Lie face down on a bench, take a light dumbbell in each hand and bend your arms at a right angle, just like the top of the row.
- Keeping this angle, bring your shoulder blades together for a count of 3 and return to the starting position.
Tips
- Do not change the angle of your arms while moving. Keep them at right angles throughout.
- Make sure you focus on bringing your shoulder blades together.
- Don't start the movement by stretching across your lower back. Perform the movement only from the upper back and shoulders.
Alternative Exercises
Renegade Row
Renegade Row is a full-body exercise that activates core muscles like the obliques, back muscles, and arm muscles. Renegade rows can develop upper body strength with proper form while improving balance and stabilization.
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