BANDED UPPER SHOULDER FLEXION / FRONT RAISE

This is a shoulder flexion strengthening exercise. Start by anchoring one end of a band to a stable object in front of your at roughly the height of mid torso. Hold the other end of the band with the target arm and square your shoulders forwards towards the anchor point. Raise the arm in front of you until it is vertical to the floor and hold this position for up to 2 seconds before reversing the motion to complete a repetition.

Muscles Involved:

• Anterior Deltoids

• Long Head Biceps Brachii

• Coracobrachialis

• Pectoralis Major

Related Conditions:

• SLAP lesion

• Pec Strain / Chest Strain

• Proximal Biceps Tendinitis

• Biceps Instability

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