Into a Writer's Head

Wide Pull-Down

I do this exercise with one of the free cable machines when I'm at the gym, and with (very) light hand weights at home.  When you're setting the machine up, you want your arms to create a wide V.  Make sure that while you are doing this exercise that you are shoulders are down, and that you are squeezing your shoulder blades together.  Think about it like you have a tennis ball that you are trying to hold between your shoulders.  The motion is a simple one.  Start with your arms wide, palms facing away from you.  When you're ready, pull down and in, rotating your hands so that they face in.  Start with two sets of 10. 

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posted by Erin @ 1:43 PM