MUSCLES WORKED:

DELTOIDS
UPPER TRAPEZIUS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:

1.  SIT WITH ABS AGAINST PAD AND FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR. ADJUST PAD AND BOTTOM SEAT TO ENSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT (ABS TIGHT, CHEST UP, BACK STRAIGHT). KNEES SHOULD BE BENT IN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. 

 

2.  HOLD GRIPS, WITH ELBOWS BENT AT 90 DEGREES AND UPPER ARMS PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLOOR.  

 

3.  IN A CONTROLLED MOTION, RAISE ARMS OUT TO THE SIDES BY SQUEEZING (RETRACTING) SHOULDER BLADES TOGETHER UNTIL UPPER ARMS ARE PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR. 

 

4.  WHILE MAINTAINING THE CONTROLLED MOTION, RETURN TO STARTING POSITION.  DO NOT ALLOW MUSCLES TO RELAX BEFORE NEXT REPETITION. 

 

5.  REMEMBER TO EXHALE ON THE EXERTION OF THE MOVEMENT AND INHALE ON THE RELEASE.