Standing Reverse Shoulder Stretch
Description
The standing reverse shoulder stretch is performed by clasping your hands behind your back and lifting them away from your body. It opens the front shoulders, chest, and biceps simultaneously. It is essentially the same as the reverse chest stretch but emphasizes the shoulder component.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Standing Reverse Shoulder Stretch Instructions
- Stand tall with feet hip-width apart.
- Bring both arms behind your back. Clasp your hands together with fingers interlaced.
- Pull your shoulders back and down. Lift your chest tall.
- Straighten your arms and slowly lift your clasped hands away from your body, behind you.
- Continue lifting until you feel a deep stretch across your front shoulders and chest.
- Keep your chest lifted — do not hunch forward.
- Hold for 20 to 30 seconds. Breathe deeply.
- Release slowly. Repeat two to three times.
Standing Reverse Shoulder Stretch Form & Visual
Standing Reverse Shoulder Stretch Benefits
- Opens the front shoulders and chest
- Counteracts forward-rounded posture
- Quick and accessible
- No equipment needed
- Excellent post-workout stretch
- Improves shoulder mobility for pressing
Standing Reverse Shoulder Stretch Muscles Worked
- Anterior deltoid (stretched)
- Pectoralis major
- Biceps brachii
- Subscapularis
Standing Reverse Shoulder Stretch Variations & Alternatives
- Reverse Chest Stretch
- Above-Head Chest Stretch
- Behind-Head Chest Stretch
- Reverse Shoulder Stretch
- Reverse Stretch with Forward Bend
