From The Chest

Pectoralis Major, Anterior Deltoid, Coracobrachialis

• Engage to push into the straps to straighten the arms forward.

• Resist the springs as the arms open to a T with the shoulder flexors.

  

Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major, Coracobrachialis, Biceps Brachii

• Keep the arms lifted when reaching forward.

• Resist the springs as the arms reach down to tap the carriage.

• Resist the springs as the arms reach up and overhead.

• Resist the springs when the arms reach to a T.

  

Serratus Anterior, Trapezius

• Swing the bottom tips of the scapulae together as the arms reach overhead.

  

Lower Trapezius, Serratus Anterior, Latissimus Dorsi, Pectoralis Minor

• Keep the shoulders down away from the ears throughout the entire exercise.

  

Pectoralis Major, Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major

• Pull the arms down to a T from the overhead reach.

• Continue to work as the elbows bend back to start.

  

• Anterior & posterior spinal stabilizers provide lumbo-pelvic stabilization and keep the spine sitting tall all the way up to the head and stabilized against the arm movements.

• Shoulder abductors resist gravity to keep the arms lifted at shoulder height when they reach out to the side.

• Scapular adductors keep the scapula drawn together and stabilized to resist rolling the shoulders forward or hunching throughout the exercise.

• Elbow extensors straighten the elbow and keep them straight when tapping down and circling.

• Hip adductors keep the legs closed together.

• Knee extensors keep the legs straight.

• Plantar flexors keep the feet pointed.