Upper Back Stretch
How to do the Upper Back Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
BeginnerStatic
Primary muscles
Mid Back
Secondary
Mid Back
Equipment
Bodyweight
Step by step
How to do the Upper Back Stretch
- 1
Clasp fingers together with your thumbs pointing down, round your shoulders as you reach your hands forward.
In Ascend
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Upper Back Stretch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your mid back volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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