Forward Flexion

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POSITIONING/ PHASE ONE

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• shoulders should be relaxed
• elbows should be straight (extended)

PULL PHASE

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• move arms up by flexing shoulders up.
• elbows should stay straight (extended)
• do not shrug shoulders up (elevation)

RELEASE PHASE

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• release band back to original position by lowering arms (extending shoulders back down)
• elbows should stay straight.

CUES: DO NOT SHRUG! KEEP ELBOWS STRAIGHT!

DRILLS/ HOME EXERCISE

This is a good home exercise to strengthen the shoulder flexers, isometrically.  The muscles used for shoulder flexion are the pectoralis major upper fibers and deltoid anterior fibers.