Scapular retraction/protraction prone elbows

Scapular retraction/protraction prone elbows

Lie on your front.
Lift up onto your elbows whilst keeping your legs and hips flat on the floor.
Keep your back and neck straight and in line throughout this exercise.
Sink your chest down into your shoulders, allowing your shoulder blades to relax back towards your spine.
Hold this position, then drive your elbows into the floor, rounding your shoulder blades around your rib cage.
The movement from this exercise should only come from your shoulder blades.

Required equipment: No equipment, Mat
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