Behind Head Chest Stretch

advancedstretchingstaticisolation
Behind Head Chest Stretch — Other Chest exercise demonstration
Behind Head Chest Stretch — Other Chest exercise demonstration
Body part
Chest
Target
Chest
Equipment
Other
Secondary
Shoulders

Instructions

  1. 1Sit upright on the floor with your partner behind you.
  2. 2Place your hands behind your hand, and push your elbows back as far as you can. Your partner should hold your elbows. This will be your starting position.
  3. 3Gently attempt to pull your elbows forward with your hands still behind your head for 10 or more seconds. Your partner should prevent your elbows from moving.
  4. 4Now, relax your muscles and have your partner gently pull the elbows back as far as it comfortable for you. Be sure to let your partner know when the stretch is adequate to prevent overstretching or injury.

Get this via the API

This exercise — and the full catalog of 873 — as structured JSON.

GET /v1/exercises/{slug}
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  "https://api.work-out-db.com/v1/exercises/behind-head-chest-stretch"

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mechanic
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Response

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