Rafael escamilla 2009 conducted a review and found the following muscle activation levels during the exercises y w and t.
Floor y raise muscles worked.
Grab a pair of dumbbells and lie chest down on a low incline bench 30 45 degrees.
Standing y raise instructions.
Dumbbell bent over row.
Maintain your head alignment with your thoracic upper spine.
It can even be a great variation for lifters with.
The floor press is a fantastic pressing variation for lifters of all levels to improve muscle mass lockout strength and bench press technique.
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your hips.
The floor y raise is an isolation bodyweight exercise that strengthens and targets the shoulders upper back and traps.
The y prone horizontal abduction at 135 abduction with er thumb up ut 79 mt 101 and lt 97.
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Dumbbells exercise for the opposite muscles.
Let arms hang down at arm s length with palms facing each other.
Begin exercise by raising arms straight out in front of your body at a 30 degree angle so they form a y with your body.
Instructions lie facedown on the floor with your shoulders fixed out on a diagonal angle so that your hands line up with ears.
First squeeze your shoulder blades together then raise your arms at a 45 degree angle above your head imagine that your arms form the top.
Raise the dumbbells above your head with your palms facing each other and form a y with your.
In the video above sulaver demonstrates the 3 y raise a targeted single arm exercise that challenges the lower traps and improves their ability to help keep your shoulders down and back.
The letters y w and t don t stand for anything they just refer to where your arms should be in relation to your body see pictures.
How to do incline y raise.
From the same starting position gently exhale and slowly lift your arms off the floor moving your arms into the y formation 45 degree angle to form the letter y as illustrated with palms facing inward.
This is the starting position.