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- Class Type: Body Sculpt
- Trainer: Axel
- Date: April 16, 2026
- Length: 48:55
- SWEAT Scale:
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1-3 Sweat Drops:
Low to Moderate Intensity
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4-5 Sweat Drops:
Moderate to High Intensity
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Joint Driven Strength – Upper Limb Conditioning
Equipment: Bench / Dowel / Dumbbells / Yoga Blocks
This isn’t just an upper body workout; it’s a deep dive into how your joints create strength.
In this session, Axel uses yoga blocks and dowels to break the upper limb down into intentional, joint-driven components. You’ll explore isolation holds, co-contractions, and precise scapular engagement to truly fire up the shoulders and upper back. By manipulating lever length with a long dowel and block, you’ll challenge wrist and forearm activation in a way that builds resilient, functional strength from the ground up.
After priming the joints and connective tissue, you’ll move into thoracic range-of-motion work to unlock mobility where it matters most; then channel that new control into focused bicep isolation and a strategic plank series to finish strong.
Expect slow, deliberate work. Expect the burn.
This workout does not include a cool-down stretch, but we have some great options here!
- Class Type: Body Sculpt
- Trainer: Axel
- Date: April 16, 2026
- Length: 48:55
- SWEAT Scale:
-
1-3 Sweat Drops:
Low to Moderate Intensity
-
4-5 Sweat Drops:
Moderate to High Intensity
try us free
for 14 days!
No credit card required,
with over a hundred classes,
and new ones added each week
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