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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. 1

    Sit upright on a chair.

  2. 2

    Bend to one side with your arm over your head. You can hold onto the chair with your free hand.

  3. 3

    Hold for 10 seconds, and repeat for your other side.

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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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