Shoulders · Stability Ball
Exercise Ball Serratus Wall Slide
How to do the exercise ball serratus wall slide, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Stability Ball
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand facing a wall and place a stability ball against it at about shoulder height, resting your forearms on the ball with elbows bent. Press your forearms lightly into the ball and roll it upward as high as you can without shrugging, keeping your ribcage down and core engaged. Control the ball back to the start, using your serratus anterior to drive the movement throughout.
- 1Your shoulder blades rotating up and around your ribcage
- 2The muscles under your armpits doing the work, not your neck
- 3Steady pressure into the ball as it rolls up the wall
Common mistakes
- Shrugging your shoulders toward your ears or arching your lower back
- Letting your forearms slide off or the ball drift sideways
- Forcing the range past where you can keep scapular control
Muscles worked
The exercise ball serratus wall slide works the front delts and rear delts.
- Front DeltsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.