Chest·Bodyweight·Isolation

Elbows Back

Chest · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Chest

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

Force

Static

The Elbows Back is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Chest.

Muscles Worked

Chest primaryShoulders secondary

How to Do the Elbows Back

  1. 1Stand up straight.
  2. 2Place both hands on your lower back, fingers pointing downward and elbows out.
  3. 3Then gently pull your elbows back aiming to touch them together.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.

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