Standing Y's
DIFFICULTY
Easy
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Dumbbells
STARTING POSITION
Standing
PROCEDURE
- Find the appropriately weighted dumbbells.
- Hold the dumbbells at your sides with palms facing your thighs.
- Raise the arms forward with thumbs pointing up and slightly outward.
- Bring the hands up and out in a "Y" like formation.
- Return to the starting position
- Repeat.
COACHING KEYS
- Keep the abdominals tight.
- Focus on contracting the muscles in the front and mid shoulder.
YOU SHOULD FEEL IT
In your shoulders, abdominals and upper-back./p>
SKI PURPOSE
Improves structual integrity in and around the shoulder.
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