standing archer
standing archer exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: upper back. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- upper back
- Muscle group
- shoulders
- Body part
- back
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
shoulders, biceps, forearms
How to perform
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- Extend your arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height, parallel to the ground.
- Rotate your torso to the right, keeping your arms extended and your back straight.
- As you rotate, extend your right arm forward and your left arm back, mimicking the motion of drawing a bowstring.
- Hold the position for a moment, then return to the starting position.
- Repeat the motion, this time rotating your torso to the left and extending your left arm forward and your right arm back.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.