Diagonal Extension

Teaching Points

• Attach one end of the band to a stationary object, high up
  
  
• Hold the other end in one hand and stand side on to the attachment point
  
  
• Start with the arm straight, pointing at the attachment
  
  
• Keeping the elbow straight, pull your hand down accross your body, to the opposite hip
  
  
• Slowly return to the starting position

Muscles Worked

• Pectoralis Major
  
  
• Deltoid
  
  
• Latissimus Dorsi
  
  
• Subscapularis

Alternative exercises

• Pec fly with resistance band

Related Injuries

• Pectoral strain