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Prone Shoulder Flexions

Activation · each side · Floor · No equipment

Upper backShoulders

What you should feel

Tension in the shoulder and upper back.

How to do the Prone Shoulder Flexions

  1. Lying face down, one hand under the forehead, the other extended overhead.
  2. Arm lifting off the ground, passing from one side to the other of the roller or any object you have.
  3. Slow and controlled back-and-forth movements.

Muscles and zones

Works the upper back, shoulders. Sprung uses it in Daily and Activate routines.

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