Banded Victorian
The Banded Victorian is an active mobility exercise that strengthens the shoulders while keeping the elbows locked straight. Starting with band resistance allows the athlete to build straight arm strength and gradually prepare the shoulder girdle for the full range of motion needed in later ring progressions.
- Type Of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Lats, Trapezius, Shoulders, Triceps
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Resistance Band
Banded Victorian
- Begin standing facing a fixed resistance band set to approximately chest height.
- Grab the handles and raise your hands in front of you to just below shoulder height.
- With straight elbows and palms facing in, press your hands as far behind you as possible.
- Pause briefly and return to the start position with control.
- Keep your hands slightly wider than hip-width and shoulders strongly depressed throughout this banded Victorian press.
- Repeat for reps.
- Exercise: Banded Maltese
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Lats, Trapezius, Shoulders, Biceps
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Resistance Band
- Exercise: Banded External Rotation
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Shoulders
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Resistance Band
