Full-body CARs
Stand tall and move one joint at a time through slow circles.
Muscles
- Primary
- joint control
- Supporting
- hips, shoulders, ankles
Mechanics
- Pattern
- joint circles
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Target feel
- Each joint owns the circle while the rest of the body stays quiet.
- Progression
- Slow the tempo and add a pause at the hardest point of each circle.
- Regression
- Use smaller circles and fewer joints when control fades.
Watch for
- Rushing the circle
- Letting the spine do every motion
Equipment context
Bodyweight exercises need no equipment, but progression depends on leverage and position rather than added load.
Substitutions
Related exercises
Progression ladder
- Beginner / regression: Use smaller circles and fewer joints when control fades.
- Standard: Full-body CARs
- Advanced / progression: Slow the tempo and add a pause at the hardest point of each circle.
Atlas metrics
- Movement pattern
- joint circles
- Primary target
- joint control
- Supporting muscles
- hips, shoulders, ankles
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Joint geometry
- Variable Range
- Alternatives
- 3 substitutions
Evidence & limits
Last reviewed against peer-reviewed biomechanics references. Exercise descriptions are framed as training guidance, not medical advice.
Source: ExRx.net Exercise & Muscle Directory
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FAQ
- How do I set up Full-body CARs?
- Stand tall and move one joint at a time through slow circles.
- What should I feel during Full-body CARs?
- Each joint owns the circle while the rest of the body stays quiet.
- What are common mistakes with Full-body CARs?
- Rushing the circle; Letting the spine do every motion
- How do I progress Full-body CARs?
- Slow the tempo and add a pause at the hardest point of each circle.
- What can I do instead of Full-body CARs?
- Wrist + elbow circles + scap CARs, 90/90 hip rotation, Wall slide
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- Movement family
- full body cars
- Force type
- recovery
- Graph edges
- 1360 Atlas movement links reviewed
- nearest visible Atlas substitute found in 2 movement graph hops
- movement graph path: Full-body CARs -> Wall slide (shoulder prep) -> Band pull-apart
- curated substitution in the Atlas
- same body part: recovery