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Chair Upper Body Stretch

How to do the Chair Upper Body Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

OtherBeginnerStatic
Primary muscles

Shoulders

Secondary

Biceps, Chest

Equipment

Other

Step by step

How to do the Chair Upper Body Stretch

  1. 1

    Sit on the edge of a chair, gripping the back of it.

  2. 2

    Straighten your arms, keeping your back straight, and pull your upper body forward so you feel a stretch. Hold for 20-30 seconds.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Chair Upper Body Stretch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your shoulders volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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