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Bend over, knees slightly bent, back nearly parallel to the ground. Hold
weights at arms length (1 below), bars roughly parallel to your feet or
slightly inward. Lift to the sides (2). Hold for 5 seconds before lowering
to the start position. Repeat as required. Lift and lower weights smoothly,
without either jerking or letting the weights drop. Check |
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| Muscles trained: | ||||
| Principally posterior (back) deltoid, trapezius and rhomboid, with rotator cuff training for stabilisation. Lower back (erector spinae) muscles are also heavily used. | ||||
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Safety
is important in this exercise. Bending forward without extra support puts
strain on the lower back - remember all those "how NOT to lift a
heavy weight" pictures? So this is not currently recommended early
on, with heavy weights, or with damaged or weak lower back (you may be
recommended similar exercises deliberately to train the back, but stick
to professional advice). However, an important variation to reduce
strain on the lower back is to rest one hand on a chair or similar while
the other arm lifts, as shown in the related |
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| Variations: | ||||
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This exercise particularly works the muscles that your back uses to hold
the bow straight, and to draw the string. In principle, it should be useful
to get as close to the same movement and muscle use as when aiming. Try:
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