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.
Abs
Chest, Forearms, Lats, Triceps
Bodyweight
How to do the Overhead Stretch
- 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
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.
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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