Upper 1
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A. Semisupinated Grip Chin Up
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- "semi supinated" means that your palms are facing one another. If you do not have a bar that allows for this, use a supinated grip (palms toward you)
- keep your chest up. Squeeze shoulder blades together at the top of the movement.
- If you do not have an assisted chinup machine, you can use a lat pulldown instead.
B1. Single Arm DB Bench Press
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- Do all reps on one side. Then the other.
- Do not hold any weight in the non working limb. Engage the core to resist rotation.
- Maintain tension in the pecs at the bottom of the movement.
B2. Single Arm Standing Cable Row
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- Stand in a quarter squat position.
- Do all reps on one side, then the other.
- Engage the core to resist rotation.
C1. Cuban to Press
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- Retract the shoulders and maintain a neutral spine.
- Do not hyperextend the back*.*
- Elbows are stationary during rotation.
- If pressing overhead hurts at all, don't do it!