How to do it
Maintain a soft bend in your elbows throughout the entire set.
- 1
Sit on a chair with your back straight and feet flat on the floor.
- 2
Extend your arms behind you, with your palms facing each other.
- 3
Squeeze your shoulder blades together and pulse your arms back in small, controlled movements.
- 4
Continue pulsing for the desired number of repetitions without releasing the tension in your back.
Expert tip
Keep the pulses small and controlled, focusing on maintaining constant tension in the shoulder and trap muscles.
Common mistakes
- ✕Rolling the shoulders forward between pulses
- ✕Crunching the neck forward with each pulse
- ✕Using large swings instead of small pulses