Elbows Back

How to perform

1. 01Stand up straight.
2. 02Place both hands on your lower back, fingers pointing downward and elbows out.
3. 03Then gently pull your elbows back aiming to touch them together.

Form cues

• —Control the lowering phase — that is where most of the growth stimulus lives.

Common mistakes

• —Using momentum instead of the target muscle.
• —Cutting the range of motion short to add load.
• —Bouncing into the stretch instead of holding it.