Wrist Pull - Side

Recommendations: 1-3 Sets, 6-10 Reps

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Purpose: This exercise focuses on working the front shoulder joint and makes an excellent warm-up before any resistance or weigh training involving the shoulders.

Benefits: This exercise helps to relax the shoulder.

Stand upright with your feet about shoulder-width apart and your feet flat on the floor. Let your shoulders relax and your arms hang loosely at your sides. Grab your right wrist in front of your waist. This is the starting position. Stretch your right arm across the midline of your body. Using your left hand, hold your right wrist at the level of your waist. Slowly straighten and pull your right arm and raise it to shoulder height. You should feel this stretch in your back, not the shoulder joint itself. Pause briefly. Breathe normally. Return your arms to the starting position. Breathe normally. Stretch your left arm across the midline of your body. Using your right hand, hold your left wrist at the level of your waist. Slowly straighten and pull your left arm and raise it to shoulder height. You should feel this stretch in your back, not the shoulder joint itself. Pause briefly. Breathe normally. Return your arms to the starting position. Breathe normally.

The side wrist pull require little time, yet can give good benefits when done regularly. It can be done almost anywhere, without special equipment. The three heads of the deltoid muscles require regular movement to ensure their flexibility and mobility.