Chair Lower Back Stretch
How to do the Chair Lower Back Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
IsolationBeginnerStatic
Primary muscles
Lats
Secondary
Lower Back
Equipment
Bodyweight
Step by step
How to do the Chair Lower Back Stretch
- 1
Sit upright on a chair.
- 2
Bend to one side with your arm over your head. You can hold onto the chair with your free hand.
- 3
Hold for 10 seconds, and repeat for your other side.
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Log it, see it on your body.
Every Chair Lower Back Stretch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your lats volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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