Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch
Description
The stick lunge with overhead raise stretch combines a deep lunge with an overhead reach using a PVC stick. The lifter steps into a deep forward lunge and reaches the stick overhead, often arching slightly back. It opens the hip flexors and shoulders.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch Instructions
- Stand tall holding a PVC stick wider than shoulder width.
- Press the stick overhead with arms locked.
- Step forward into a deep lunge.
- Drop the back knee toward the floor.
- Brace your core and keep the chest tall.
- Sink the hips down to feel the stretch in the back hip flexor.
- Reach the stick overhead and slightly back.
- Hold the stretch. Step back. Switch sides and repeat.
Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch Form & Visual
Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch Benefits
- Strong hip flexor stretch
- Opens the shoulders
- Builds full body mobility
- Useful warm-up
- Strong stick mobility move
- Trains spinal extension
Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch Muscles Worked
- Hip flexors
- Anterior deltoid
- Latissimus dorsi
- Quadriceps
Stick Lunge with Overhead Raise Stretch Variations & Alternatives
- Couch Stretch
- World Greatest Stretch
- Spider Lunge
- Pigeon Pose
