Wall slides
- Basic
- Bodyweight
Arms on the wall without arching the lower back
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Shoulders
- Secondary:
- Traps
How to do it
- Stand with your back, head and arms against the wall, elbows at 90° like a W.
- Slide your arms up without lifting them off the wall.
- Lower back to the W, pulling the shoulder blades down.
Common mistakes
- Arching the lower back to keep the arms on the wall.
- Shrugging as you slide up.
Tips
- If your arms lift off, only go as high as they stay on.
- A good warm-up before overhead pressing.