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Muscles Stretched: pecs, trapezius, latissimus dorsi, teres major

Description

1. Hold onto a bar or wooden handle with hands shoulder width apart (optional).
2. Reach overhead with both arms, gently pushing the arms back behind the body.
3. Hold the stretch.
4. Relax then repeat.

Notes

• This stretch can also be performed as a ballistic stretching exercise, swinging the arms up and back.

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Related Pages

• See stretching guidelines for further instructions
• Complete stretching list
• See also tests to Measure Flexibility
• See all flexibility images in the Stretching Exercises Clipart Image Collection

Related Products

• Goniometers to measure flexibility.
• Stretching books

Disclaimer

The above information is presented as a general guide. The author and publisher take no responsibility for any possible consequences of any treatment, procedure, exercise, action or application of medication based on this information. See more: Disclaimer.