#3669 · Back · Upper Back
Standing Archer
- Target
- Upper Back
- Body part
- Back
- Equipment
- Body Weight
- MET
- 3.5
- Secondary muscles
- Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms
Instructions
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- Extend your arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height, parallel to the ground.
- Rotate your torso to the right, keeping your arms extended and your back straight.
- As you rotate, extend your right arm forward and your left arm back, mimicking the motion of drawing a bowstring.
- Hold the position for a moment, then return to the starting position.
- Repeat the motion, this time rotating your torso to the left and extending your left arm forward and your right arm back.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
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