Skip to content
HomeLeaguesFixturesResultsPredictionLineup BuilderClubsTrainingMy Football
Premier League badgePremier LeagueLa Liga badgeLa LigaBundesliga badgeBundesligaSerie A badgeSerie ALigue 1 badgeLigue 1MLS badgeMLSMore
ScoreDive

Beyond the score.

Leagues

Premier LeagueLa LigaBundesligaSerie ALigue 1MLS

ScoreDive

AboutContactPrivacy PolicyTermsAdvertise

Attribution

Sports data and artwork powered by TheSportsDB.

Back to Exercise Explorer

Movement · Back

Standing Archer

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. Extend your arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height, parallel to the ground. Rotate your torso to the right, keeping your arms extended and your back straight. As you rotate, extend your right arm forward and your left arm back, mimicking the motion of drawing a bowstring. Hold the position for a moment, then return to the starting position. Repeat the motion, this time rotating your torso to the left and extending your left arm forward and your right arm back. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

TargetUpper Back
Equipmentbody weight
Body partBack

Technique

How to Perform

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.

  2. 2

    Extend your arms straight out in front of you at shoulder height, parallel to the ground.

  3. 3

    Rotate your torso to the right, keeping your arms extended and your back straight.

  4. 4

    As you rotate, extend your right arm forward and your left arm back, mimicking the motion of drawing a bowstring.

  5. 5

    Hold the position for a moment, then return to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat the motion, this time rotating your torso to the left and extending your left arm forward and your right arm back.

  7. 7

    Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Target and supporting

Target

Upper Back

Secondary

ShouldersBicepsForearms

Training plans

Found in these plans

No current ScoreDive plan references this exercise.

Move within a comfortable range and use qualified coaching when learning unfamiliar exercises or using equipment. This educational content is not medical advice.