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Dumbbell Scaption

StrengthBeginner ShouldersTraps Dumbbell
Dumbbell Scaption, step 1
1. Stand tall, dumbbells beside your thighs, thumbs forward.
Dumbbell Scaption, step 2
2. Raise your straight arms slightly forward and out (a Y shape), thumbs up, to just above shoulder height. Lower slowly.

How to do it

  1. This corrective exercise strengthens the muscles that stabilize your shoulder blade. Hold a light weight in each hand, hanging at your sides. Your thumbs should pointing up.
  2. Begin the movement raising your arms out in front of you, about 30 degrees off center. Your arms should be fully extended as you perform the movement.
  3. Continue until your arms are parallel to the ground, and then return to the starting position.

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