Serving Bread

Instructions

1. Stand tall.

2. Place the looped resistance band around the wrists.

3. Bend your elbows to about 90 degrees and keep them close to your sides.

4. Turn your palms upward, like you are holding a tray or serving bread.

5. Create light tension on the band to start.

6. Keeping your elbows near your sides, slowly move your hands outward.

7. As your hands move apart, gently rotate through the shoulders so the forearms open outward.

8. Maintain the “palms up” position as much as possible.

9. Pause briefly at the end.

10. Slowly return to the starting position.

Common Compensations

• Do not shrug your shoulders.

• Do not let your elbows drift far away from your sides.

• Do not arch your low back.

• Do not let the band snap you back in.

• Do not force extra range.

Extra Info

• You should feel the muscles in the back of the shoulders, rotator cuff, and upper back working.

• You may also feel the muscles around the shoulder blades helping stabilize.

• You should not feel pinching in the front of the shoulder or strain in the neck.