Beginner exercise

Dynamic Chest Stretch

  • Mobility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Dynamic Chest Stretch

  1. Stand with your hands together, arms extended directly in front of you.
  2. This will be your starting position.
  3. Keeping your arms straight, quickly move your arms back as far as possible and back in again, similar to an exaggerated clapping motion.
  4. Repeat 5-10 times, increasing speed as you do so.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

MuscleScoreRole
Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head1.0Target, Mobility Target
Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head0.8Target, Mobility Target
Anterior Deltoid0.5Mobility Target
Pectoralis Minor0.5Mobility Target