How do you perform this exercise?
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand.
- Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight.
- Extend your arms straight down towards the ground, palms facing each other.
- Keeping a slight bend in your elbows, lift your arms out to the sides and squeeze your shoulder blades together.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your arms back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Trapezius, Rhomboids.
Which programs include it?
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
