Strength Conditioning Drill: Incline Y Raises (Baseball)
Prone incline Y raises targeting the traps and scapular control. Focus on retracting the scapula at the top of each rep.
How to Run This Drill
- Lie face down on an incline bench with light dumbbells.
- Raise your arms up in a Y position, getting to the ear or slightly past the ear hole.
- At the top, focus on actually retracting your scapula - squeeze those shoulder blades together.
- Lower back down with control.
- Do 4 sets of 7 reps.
- Many baseball players have weak scaps that are all over the place from lack of strengthening movements. This exercise helps fix that.
Coaching Points
- Get arms to ear level or slightly past
- Retract scapula at the top
- Really target and trigger the traps
- Fixes wonky scaps from lack of training
At a Glance
- dumbbells
- incline bench
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