KB Arm Bar
KB Arm Bar is a unilateral mobility exercise training the shoulder and thoracic spine across the frontal and transverse planes, using Kettlebell.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Frontal · Transverse
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Primary joints
- Shoulder · Thoracic Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Lie on your back with one arm pressing a kettlebell toward the ceiling in a locked-out position, then roll onto your side and allow the KB to guide your arm into an overhead position as you lie in a side-lying stretch. The KB arm bar uses the weight of the bell to gently open the shoulder into external rotation and abduction while the body is in a relaxed side-lying position. Hold for 30-60 seconds, breathing deeply into the stretch and allowing the shoulder to externally rotate further with each exhale. Avoid forcing the arm or shrugging — let the KB weight do the work and feel a deep stretch through the anterior shoulder and lats.
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Training profile
Joints
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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