Shoulder Weight Exercises

• Stand with palms facing thighs
• Keep your arm straight, raise your arm, lead with the thumb at a 45° angle
• Stop when arm gets to shoulder height (90° elevation)
• Keep elbow straight, raise arms with palms to the floor
• Lower arms to start position
• Stand with thumbs toward thighs
• Keep elbow straight, raise arms with thumbs to the floor
• Stop when arms are just below shoulder height (80° elevation)
• Lay on a table on your stomach
• Lift arm up to the side until it is parallel to the floor
• Do not lift arm higher than shoulder height
• Lift arm backwards until it is parallel to the floor keeping elbow straight and close to the side
• Lift arm up until the elbow is straight out from the shoulder
• Keep the elbow flexed at 90°, rotate arm forward, lift the weight to your ear
• Slowly lower the weight and repeat
• Lay on a table on your side
• With arm at side, keep the elbow flexed at 90°
• Rotate arm forward, lift the weight as high as possible