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Step-by-step
- Lie on your back on a flat bench holding dumbbells beside your hips with palms facing up
- Keep a slight bend in your elbows and maintain that angle throughout the movement
- Sweep the dumbbells in a wide arc parallel to the floor toward the space above your head
- Pause for a second at head level and feel the stretch in your chest
- Return along the same arc to the starting position under control
Coaching tip
Keep the dumbbells parallel to the floor through the half circle and don't let your shoulders shrug up.
Caution
Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: shoulder. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.
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