Arm Circles
How to do the Arm Circles with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Shoulders
Traps
Bodyweight
How to do the Arm Circles
- 1
Stand up and extend your arms straight out by the sides. The arms should be parallel to the floor and perpendicular (90-degree angle) to your torso. This will be your starting position.
- 2
Slowly start to make circles of about 1 foot in diameter with each outstretched arm. Breathe normally as you perform the movement.
- 3
Continue the circular motion of the outstretched arms for about ten seconds. Then reverse the movement, going the opposite direction.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Arm Circles set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your shoulders volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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