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Floor y raise muscles worked.
The floor y raise is an isolation bodyweight exercise that strengthens and targets the shoulders upper back and traps.
The y prone horizontal abduction at 135 abduction with er thumb up ut 79 mt 101 and lt 97.
This is the starting position.
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your hips.
Dumbbell bent over row.
Begin exercise by raising arms straight out in front of your body at a 30 degree angle so they form a y with your body.
Dumbbells exercise for the opposite muscles.
The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.
First squeeze your shoulder blades together then raise your arms at a 45 degree angle above your head imagine that your arms form the top.
The letters y w and t don t stand for anything they just refer to where your arms should be in relation to your body see pictures.
Let arms hang down at arm s length with palms facing each other.
How to do incline y raise.
It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
1 start by lying face down on the floor.
Learn how to correctly do incline y raise to target traps chest delts with easy step by step expert video instruction.
Maintain your head alignment with your thoracic upper spine.
In the video above sulaver demonstrates the 3 y raise a targeted single arm exercise that challenges the lower traps and improves their ability to help keep your shoulders down and back.
Raise the dumbbells above your head with your palms facing each other and form a y with your.
All values are expressed as a percentage of maximum.
Grab a pair of dumbbells and lie chest down on a low incline bench 30 45 degrees.
Rafael escamilla 2009 conducted a review and found the following muscle activation levels during the exercises y w and t.