Overhead Stretch

Technique

How to perform Overhead Stretch

1. Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling.
2. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.
3. To create a full torso stretch, pull your tailbone down and stabilize your torso as you do this.
4. Stretch the muscles on both the front and the back of the torso.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major.