Technique
- Place your hands on a wall and stand a step away from it, to exert some pressure on your hands.
- Push your chest down as low as possible while keeping the arms straight, to open your chest and shoulders.
Form tips
- Avoid arching your lower back: keep your Abs engaged and a posterior Pelvic tilt.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Chest
- Back
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Joint movements
Shoulderflexion backward
trains stretches
Progressions
Downward dog
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Prayer stretch
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Dumbbell pullover
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Variations
Wall shoulder flexion stretch
Beginner
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