Arm Circle, Lying

General And Specifics

• you only need small weights for this shoulder exercise to train the shoulders completely (two water bottles with the same weight are also possible)

Starting Position

• place the weights a little wider than hip width apart on the floor
• lay down on your back between them, the weight are next to your butt
• for more stability, bend the legs
• now encompass the weights with under hand grip (palms point up)

Correct Execution

• lift the weights with stretched and slightly hovering arms
• guide them above your head in a wide bow
• the upper arms are next to your ears in the final position
• make sure that the arms are always parallel to the floor
• afterwards, come back to the starting position and guide your always hovering arms back
• do several ones