Manual Resistance External Rotation

4/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | General

Muscles Used	Primary: Infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
Starting Position	Standing with one shoulder into the wall and the other shoulder facing out. Relax the arm agains the wall and place the other arm at a 90-degree angle.
Description	Push the arm away from the body.
Spotting	Provide Resistance on the outside of the hand or wrist. With the other hand, support the exercisers elbow (keeping the elbow close to the body).
Points To Emphasize	1. Keep the movement slow and controlled. 2. The lifter is always pushing the arm away from the body.