Chest Raise and Rotate
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Chest Raise and Rotate is a dynamic bodyweight exercise that targets your shoulders and chest, enhancing mobility and strength. Perfect for warming up or adding variation to your routine, this move will improve posture and upper body coordination by rotating and lifting your arms for a comprehensive shoulder workout.
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, keeping your core engaged.
- Raise your arms to shoulder height, bending your elbows at 90 degrees.
- Slowly rotate your arms while maintaining the bend and lift them at another 90-degree angle, ensuring controlled movement.
- Hold for a moment at the top, then smoothly lower your arms back to the starting position.
- Repeat the movement, focusing on fluid, precise rotations to maximize the dynamic stretch.
Muscles worked
Primary Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Obliques