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Stretching Β· Upper body

Chest stretch

Difficulty Mobility

How to perform it

Stand sideways to a wall, arm extended behind you with the palm on the wall at shoulder height, rotate the torso slightly away from the wall. Opens the pec major and front delts after a push day. Differs from the doorway pec stretch in working one side at a time (better isolation of each side).

Equipment

No equipment (bodyweight)

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • Front delts
  • Mid and lower chest
  • Upper chest

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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