You have your resistance bands, now what?

3 At Home Resistance Band Exercises

1. External Rotation, T-Band in Neutral

The Set Up: Roll up a hand towel and place it under your arm for support. Anchor a t-band in the doorway, or in a secure location, at arm's height. Stand with feet hips widths apart, slightly bend your knees and set your lower body, pull in the abdominals.

The Movement: Pull the band and elbow outwards at a 90 degree angle. Slowly release the band and repeat.

Tip! Make sure to set your shoulder blades, and keep them still throughout the exercise!

This movement is great to stabilize your shoulder blades, and really target the upper body!

2. Internal Rotation with Band at 90 Degrees

The Setup: Stand with feet hips width apart, put a slight bend in your knees. Anchor a band in a doorway or sturdy surface, face away from the band, and hold it one hand. Bring your arm to a goal post position. Stabilize the lower body, and pull in your abdominals.

The Movement: Internally rotate your arm 90 degrees, then slowly release your arm back to its starting position. Repeat.

Tip! Make sure to keep your elbow still, and ensure your arm stays within a 90 degree rotation in each direction.

This is a great exercise to warm up your shoulder and arm for throwing activities!

3. Rows with Theraband

The Setup: Start in a "ready" stance to activate/stabilize your lower body. Breathe out and drawn in your abdominals.

The Movement: Draw shoulder blades together and pull your elbows back. Release elbows then, shoulder blades. Repeat.

Remember! Keep your shoulders away from your ears and keep your abdominals engaged.

This a great exercise to engage your mid traps rhomboids & biceps, try it out and let us know how it goes!