Beginner exercise

Round The World Shoulder Stretch

  • Flexibility
  • Mobility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Round The World Shoulder Stretch

  1. Stand up straight with your legs together, holding a bodybar or broomstick.
  2. Hold the pole behind your hips with a wider than shoulder width grip.
  3. Your palms should be down and your thumbs facing out.
  4. Slowly lift your arms up behind your head.
  5. Don't force it if it gets hard to lift further.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Posterior Deltoid.

MuscleScoreRole
Posterior Deltoid1.0Target, Mobility Target
Infraspinatus0.5Mobility Target
Teres Major0.5Mobility Target
Teres Minor0.5Mobility Target
Trapezius0.5Mobility Target