UPWARD STRETCH
Stretching keeps your muscles flexible, which is an essential component for maintaining a good range of motion in your joints. Failing to stretch after your workout will result in your muscles shortening and becoming tight, which increases the risk for joint pain and muscle strains. This stretch, the Upward Stretch, is an easy to perform static stretch that targets your shoulders and to a lesser degree your chest and Lats.
Skill Level: Beginner
Training: Static Stretch
Type: Isolation
Force: Pull
Equipment: None
1° Muscles: Deltoids
2° Muscles: Pectorals, Latissimus Dorsi, Rotator Cuff
SET-UP
- Stand tall (neutral spine, chest up, chin up) with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Hold your hands above your head interlocking your fingers with your palms facing upwards.
EXECUTION
- Keeping your arms extended above your head, slowly push your hands up and back behind as far as you can without arching your back.
- Hold for 20-30 seconds.
- Repeat 2-5 times.
- Your back should not move or arch during this stretch. The only movement that occurs should center around your shoulders.
- This exercise can be performed in a seated position.
- Elbows Back Stretch
- Shoulder Stretch
- Triceps Stretch
- Upper Back Stretch
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