Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 10-15 Reps
Obtain two resistance tubes with equal resistance. Sit with legs extended, knees slightly bent, braced against a wall, with each foot on one end of a resistance tube. Hold the handles of the resistance tubes, extending the arms forward, palms facing down (pronated grip). Feel the stretch in your lats. This is the starting position. Pull back on the right handle, while straightening your body, leaning slightly backward and thrusting your chest forward. The handle should be at your waist, not your chest. Your elbow should end up close to your side at your waist. Bring the shoulder back and the scapula in toward the spine. Exhale during this movement. Return the handle slowly to the starting position, while leaning forward and arms straight, letting your shoulder extend as far as possible. Inhale during this movement. Hold the handles of the resistance tubes, extending the arms forward, palms facing down (pronated grip). Feel the stretch in your lats. Repeat for the required number of repetitions. Pull back on the left handle, while straightening your body, leaning slightly backward and thrusting your chest forward. The handle should be at your waist, not your chest. Your elbow should end up close to your side at your waist. Bring the shoulder back and the scapula in toward the spine. Exhale during this movement. Return the handle slowly to the starting position, while leaning forward and arms straight, letting your shoulder extend as far as possible. Inhale during this movement. Hold the handles of the resistance tubes, extending the arms forward, palms facing down (pronated grip). Feel the stretch in your lats. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.
Step 1
Obtain two resistance tubes with equal resistance. Sit with legs extended, knees slightly bent, braced against a wall, with each foot on one end of a resistance tube. Hold the handles of the resistance tubes, extending the arms forward, palms facing down (pronated grip). Feel the stretch in your lats. This is the starting position.
Step 2
Pull back on the right handle, while straightening your body, leaning slightly backward and thrusting your chest forward. The handle should be at your waist, not your chest. Your elbow should end up close to your side at your waist. Bring the shoulder back and the scapula in toward the spine. Exhale during this movement.
Step 3
Return the handle slowly to the starting position, while leaning forward and arms straight, letting your shoulder extend as far as possible. Inhale during this movement. Hold the handles of the resistance tubes, extending the arms forward, palms facing down (pronated grip). Feel the stretch in your lats. Repeat as required.
Step 4
Pull back on the left handle, while straightening your body, leaning slightly backward and thrusting your chest forward. The handle should be at your waist, not your chest. Your elbow should end up close to your side at your waist. Bring the shoulder back and the scapula in toward the spine. Exhale during this movement.
Step 5
Return the handle slowly to the starting position, while leaning forward and arms straight, letting your shoulder extend as far as possible. Inhale during this movement. Hold the handles of the resistance tubes, extending the arms forward, palms facing down (pronated grip). Feel the stretch in your lats. Repeat as required.