Progression

Progression ladder for the Elbow Circles

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Elbow Circles

These are the substitutes for the Elbow Circles, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Elbow Circles scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Elbow Circles

Elbow Circles

  • Beginner
  • Body-weight
  • Delts

Harder steps

  1. dumbbell lateral raise

    • Beginner
    • Dumbbell
    • Delts
  2. dumbbell lateral to front raise

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Delts
  3. weighted round arm

    • Intermediate
    • Weighted
    • Delts
  4. band standing rear delt row

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Delts
  5. smith rear delt row

    • Intermediate
    • Smith-machine
    • Delts
  6. dumbbell iron cross

    • Advanced
    • Dumbbell
    • Delts

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