Elbow Circles
How to do the Elbow 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 Elbow Circles
- 1
Sit or stand with your feet slightly apart.
- 2
Place your hands on your shoulders with your elbows at shoulder level and pointing out.
- 3
Slowly make a circle with your elbows. Breathe out as you start the circle and breathe in as you complete the circle.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Elbow 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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