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Stretching Β· Upper body

Triceps overhead stretch

Difficulty Mobility

How to perform it

Standing or seated, raise one arm overhead, bend the elbow and reach your palm between the shoulder blades; with the other hand gently push the elbow down and back. Targets the long head of the triceps (the only head crossing the shoulder joint) and lats. Differs from the shoulder stretch by the vertical direction.

Equipment

No equipment (bodyweight)

Muscles worked

Muscles and artwork credits
  • Lats
  • Triceps – lateral and medial heads
  • Triceps – long head

Artwork: Ryan Graves, CC BY 4.0, modified

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