Round The World Shoulder Stretch

A beginner mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

Round The World Shoulder Stretch — Starting position Starting position
Round The World Shoulder Stretch — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Stretching
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Shoulders
Logged As Time held

How to Do Round The World Shoulder Stretch

  1. Stand up straight with your legs together, holding a bodybar or broomstick.
  2. Hold the pole behind your hips with a wider than shoulder width grip. Your palms should be down and your thumbs facing out.
  3. Slowly lift your arms up behind your head. Don't force it if it gets hard to lift further.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Round The World Shoulder Stretch does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Round The World Shoulder Stretch

9 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Shoulder Stretch

    Shoulder Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  2. 2 Chair Upper Body Stretch

    Chair Upper Body Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  3. 3 Upward Stretch

    Upward Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  4. 4 Shoulder Circles

    Shoulder Circles

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  5. 5 Shoulder Raise

    Shoulder Raise

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  6. 6 Arm Circles

    Arm Circles

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  7. 7 Elbow Circles

    Elbow Circles

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified
  8. 8 Seated Front Deltoid

    Seated Front Deltoid

    An advanced mobility exercise that works the shoulders, needing no equipment.

    advanced No Equipment
  9. 9 Side Wrist Pull

    Side Wrist Pull

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the shoulders.

    beginner Not specified

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do round the world shoulder stretch work?

Round The World Shoulder Stretch primarily works the shoulders. The biceps and chest assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for round the world shoulder stretch?

The source dataset does not record equipment for round the world shoulder stretch. Check the instructions above before you set up.

Round The World Shoulder Stretch: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Round The World Shoulder Stretch is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of round the world shoulder stretch?

Shoulder Stretch, Chair Upper Body Stretch, Upward Stretch train the same primary muscles and are listed with 6 more alternatives above.

How do I log round the world shoulder stretch in Fitnit?

As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the shoulders on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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