how to do a "windmill"

A "windmill"?

What the heck? 

You can do that at the gym? 

​YES.  A windmill is a great way to strengthen your shoulders and test their mobility!  On top of that, this move REALLY works your obliques.  Keep reading to learn how it's done!

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a windmill is a "functional movement"

All the exercises I explain in my exercise library are what trainers like to call "functional movements".  This means that they require a whole muscle GROUP to be activated, rather than just isolating one muscle.  These exercises tend to get your heart rate up more, and they help to burn more fat and build more muscle!

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first:

Start with your feet wide and toes pointed slightly out. Turn your right foot all the way out and keep your left foot as it was.

next:

Next take a dumbbell in your right hand and extend your left arm up. The goal here is to keep that left arm always pointing up towards the ceiling, don’t let it fall forward/backward/sideways. ​

finally:

Finally lower the dumbbell down to the ground on the inside of your right leg. Once you’ve reached as far down as you can go, pull it back up!  Then repeat on the other side!

note:

You can also perform this exercise with the dumbbell in your raised hand! This makes the exercise work your shoulders more, but you will still feel it in your obliques. 

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