Elbow Circles

Elbow Circles is a isolation stretching exercise that trains the shoulders.

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StretchingBeginnerIsolationPull

Primary muscles: Shoulders

Secondary muscles: Traps

How to do it

  1. Sit or stand with your feet slightly apart.
  2. Place your hands on your shoulders with your elbows at shoulder level and pointing out.
  3. Slowly make a circle with your elbows. Breathe out as you start the circle and breathe in as you complete the circle.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Elbow Circles from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Shoulders volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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