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Kneeling Lat Stretch
Muscles involved
The kneeling lat stretch opens the back and shoulders. It improves overhead mobility and posture.
How to do it
- Kneel on the floor, place your forearms and palms flat on a bench or stability ball in front of you.
- Sit back towards your heels, lowering your chest towards the floor, while keeping your arms extended forward.
- Pause at the bottom, feeling a deep stretch through your lats.
- Press your hands into the bench to slowly return to the starting kneeling position.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Sit back as far as you can towards your heels to maximize the stretch. - Keep your arms extended and palms flat on the bench or ball. - Press your chest down towards the floor to deepen the stretch. - Hold the stretch at the bottom to release tension in the lats.
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Kneeling Lat Stretch: which muscles does it work?
Kneeling Lat Stretch mainly works: Back. It also involves: Latissimus dorsi.
