Instructions
Preparation
- Grasp dumbbell and position in front of thigh. Turn pinkie
finger side up and keep elbow straight.
Execution
- Raise arms to side, slightly to front until shoulder height
or slightly higher. Lower and repeat. Continue with opposite
arm.
Comments
- Raise toward 10 o'clock with left arm and toward 2 o'clock
with right arm. Maintain straight elbow position with elbow pointing
outward throughout exercise.
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- Jobe FW, Moynes DR (1982) describes this exercise to strengthen
supraspinatus muscle with abduction in scapular plane (30°
anteriorto the frontal plane) with glenohumeral internally rotated,
AKA “empty can” exercise.
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- Shoulders should be kept back since scapula protraction can
decrease width of subacromical space, possibly increasing risk
of subacromical impingement (Solem-Bertift E, et al. 1993).
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Classification
Muscles
Target
Synergists
Stabilizers
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