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Arm Raises (T/Y/I)

Description

Stand upright with feet hip-width apart, core engaged, and arms relaxed at your sides. From this position, perform three different arm raises to target the shoulders and upper back:

  • T Raise: Lift your arms straight out to the sides until they are parallel to the floor, forming a “T” shape.
  • Y Raise: Lift your arms upward at about a 45° angle from your body to form a “Y” shape.
  • I Raise: Raise your arms straight overhead, close together, forming an “I” shape.

Maintain a neutral spine, avoid arching your lower back, and move slowly with control. Focus on squeezing your shoulder blades together and keeping your shoulders down away from your ears.

Muscles

Front
Back

Primary muscles

  • Front deltoid
  • Lats
  • Serratus anterior
  • Trapezius

Secondary muscles

  • Obliques

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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: wger.de, WiNNiE, jptjptjptjpt). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).