PILATESOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA: HIGH CHAIR
Press Up Back
LIVELLO
Intermedio
IMPOSTAZIONE
2 molle Top
RIPETIZIONI
3 - 5x ciascuno
OBIETTIVI E BENEFICI
- Shoulder girdle exercise, builds upper body strength
- Opens & lengthens chest & upper back
- Builds length in spine & overall control
CONSIGLI E TARTUAGGI
- Heels on pedal lifted; body leans backward; hands on top of poles
- Ideal version of Arm Springs on Cadillac is prerequisite for this exercise
- If student can’t get shoulders back, don’t do this work on tricep dips instead
- Cues: bend elbows & roll tops of shoulders all the way back; only go down so far as you can keep shoulders on your back; deepen your low abs and lift your spine tall