Serratus Wall Slide
Perform the Serratus Wall Slide to enhance shoulder stability and mobility. This exercise targets the serratus anterior muscle, which is crucial for proper shoulder function.
- Stand with your back against a wall, feet shoulder-width apart.
- Place your arms against the wall at a 90-degree angle, elbows bent.
- Slide your arms up the wall while keeping your elbows and wrists in contact with the surface.
- Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
How to perform the Serratus Wall Slide
- Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Serratus Wall Slide using your body weight.
- Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your pectoralis minor.
- Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.
Coaching cues
- Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
- Drive force through your pectoralis minor rather than momentum.
- Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.
Common mistakes
- Using too much weight and losing positional control.
- Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
- Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.
Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.
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