Foam Roll Serratus Wall Slide

Perform the Foam Roll Serratus Wall Slide to enhance shoulder mobility and activate the serratus anterior muscle.

  1. Stand with your back against a wall, feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Place a foam roller between your arms and the wall.
  3. Slide your arms up the wall while maintaining contact with the foam roller.
  4. Lower your arms back down to the starting position.

How to perform the Foam Roll Serratus Wall Slide

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Foam Roll Serratus Wall Slide using your roller.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your pectoralis minor.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your pectoralis minor rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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