Banded Lean Out Full Can Raise

BANDED LEAN OUT FULL CAN RAISE

The banded lean out full can raise exercise is used to strengthen the muscles responsible for shoulder abduction. Start by stepping on a band to anchor it down to the floor and hold the other end. Use your free hand to hold onto a stable structure like a door frame, squat rack or band anchor and lean away from it. Holding the free end of the band with your hand in an underhand grip (palms facing back). While keeping the spine in neutral alignment, abduct the shoulder to stretch the band towards the ceiling. Raise the arm to roughly shoulder height and lower back down to starting position (hand starting near the front of your groin).

Muscles involved:

  • supraspinatus

  • lateral deltoid

Related conditions:

  • deltoid strain

  • supraspinatus strain / supraspinatus tear

  • supraspinatus tendinitis / tendonitis

  • rotator cuff tendonitis

  • dynamic shoulder instability

  • glenohumeral labral tear

  • shoulder dislocation / shoulder subluxation

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