PULL APART PRESS

The pull apart press is a shoulder stability exercise that uses a loop band. First start by looping a band around both of your wrists. Next complete a SHOULDER PRESS movement. Do so by starting with your hands and wrist just above shoulder height. Raise the arms overhead while maintaining tension in the band. Raise the arms until your elbows are fully extended. Lower your hands back down to starting position to complete a repetition. Be sure to keep the elbow stacked right below the wrist and have the arm about 15-30 degrees in front of your (horizontal adduction / cross adduction).

Structures involved:

• Rotator cuff

  • infraspinatus

  • teres minor

  • supraspinatus

• Glenohumeral joint

• Deltoids

• Upper Trapezius

Related conditions:

• Rotator cuff tear

• Shoulder instability

• AC joint sprain

• Rotator cuff tendinitis

• Rotator cuff strain

• Shoulder impingement

• Shoulder dislocation

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