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Overhead Stretch

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

CompoundBeginnerStatic
Primary muscles

Abs

Secondary

Chest, Forearms, Lats, Triceps

Equipment

Bodyweight

Step by step

How to do the Overhead Stretch

  1. 1

    Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.

  2. 2

    To create a full torso stretch, pull your tailbone down and stabilize your torso as you do this. Stretch the muscles on both the front and the back of the torso.

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Log it, see it on your body.

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

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