Prone Floor Y Raise

The incline y raise is a prehabilitation exercise that increases range of motion mobility and strength throughout the upper back and shoulder complex.

Prone floor y raise.

With your chest down on the floor look right down put your hands out in front in a y at about 45 degrees lift your arms then pull your elbows back to your ribs. Make sure to keep your arms straight the entire time. This is the starting position. Without arching your back raise your arms upwards to the level of your shoulders.

Keep your head aligned with your thoracic upper spine. Prone scapular shoulder stabilization series i y t w o formation step 1. Step 2 keeping your core tight and your arms straight raise your. Step 1 lie facedown on the floor with your arms straight out to your sides and your thumbs pointing up.

Comments are turned off. If this is the case try the prone cobra extension exercise instead. If you have a larger then normal hunch kyphosis in your upper back you may find this exercise too difficult. Prone y press this is like a y raise but with an extra pull down in the middle.

Press back out and repeat. Laying on the floor with feet and head down and arms out at a 45 degree angle with thumbs up. How to do incline y raise. Athlete will assume the face down prone position or uap and lean forward until torso is parallel to the floor depending on coaching emphasis keeping the b.

Prone y s prone y s aim to improve thoracic posture by strengthening the lower trapezius muscle. Lying face down on the floor angle your arms overhead at 45 degrees. Keeping your core tight raise your arms off the ground. This exercise particularly targets the front and side regions of the shoulders.

Your body should form a t. Focus on generating most of your lift. Instructions lie facedown on the floor with your shoulders fixed out on a diagonal angle so that your hands line up with ears. The view of your torso and arms from above will look like a y set up.

Let arms hang down at arm s length with palms facing each other.