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Resistance Band Standing Shoulder Extrernal Rotation
How to do the resistance band standing shoulder extrernal rotation, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Anchor a resistance band at elbow height and stand side-on to the anchor. Tuck your working elbow into your side at 90 degrees, hold the band across your body, and rotate your forearm outward away from your stomach, then control it back.
- 1Tension building in the back of the shoulder as you rotate out
- 2Your elbow pinned tight to your side the whole time
- 3A slow, controlled return rather than a snap back
Common mistakes
- Letting your elbow drift away from your ribs
- Twisting your whole torso instead of just the forearm
- Using a band so heavy you have to jerk it
Muscles worked
The resistance band standing shoulder extrernal rotation mainly works the external rotators, with the forearms and rear delts assisting.
- External RotatorsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the resistance band standing shoulder extrernal rotation for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the butterfly stretch
- How to do the external rotation
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the internal rotation
- How to do the cobra pose
- How to do the core scrunch
Last reviewed June 2026.