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Standing Side Lat Stretch

Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and reach one arm overhead. Lean your torso to the opposite side, letting the raised arm follow the lean so you feel a long stretch down the side of your back and ribcage. Keep both feet grounded and avoid twisting, leaning straight out to the side. Breathe into the stretch and hold, then return and repeat on the other side.

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How it is executed

  1. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and reach one arm overhead.
  2. Lean your torso to the opposite side, letting the raised arm follow the lean so you feel a long stretch down the side of your back and ribcage.
  3. Keep both feet grounded and avoid twisting, leaning straight out to the side.
  4. Breathe into the stretch and hold, then return and repeat on the other side.
Muscles worked
Back
Primary muscle
Lats
Equipment
Bodyweight
Movement pattern
Pull
Difficulty
Beginner
What it is for
StrengthStability

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