Elbow Bridge
The elbow bridge opens up your chest and your abs. The point is ultimately to isolate the upper thoracic spine and develop spinal mobility toward a full bridge. This version will provide basic body awareness and gradually enable a deeper thoracic stretch.
- Type Of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
How To Elbow Bridge
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet placed close to your glutes. Interlace your fingers behind your head.
- Push through your feet to lift your hips and chest up and back as you come to support yourself on the outside edge of your forearms.
- Straighten your legs completely and squeeze your glutes to lift your hips higher.
- The top of your head will be in contact with the floor but you should be fully supported through your forearms and feet.
- Hold this position for time.
- Exercise: Seal Push-Up
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Triceps
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Single Leg Elbow Bridge
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Body Only
