Seated Overhead Stretch
How to do the Seated Overhead Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Abs
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Bodyweight
How to do the Seated Overhead Stretch
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Sit up straight on an exercise mat.
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Touch the soles of your feet together with your feet six to eight inches in front of your hips.
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Place one hand on the floor beside you and your other hand behind your head.
- 4
Lift your elbow to the ceiling as you incline your torso to the other side. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds, then switch sides.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Seated 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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