Suspender Upper Back Stretch
Description
The suspender upper back stretch is a passive lat and upper back stretch using TRX. The lifter grips the handles, leans back with arms extended overhead, and lets the body hang. The TRX support allows a deep stretch through the lats and upper back without bar grip strength.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Suspender Upper Back Stretch Instructions
- Set the suspension trainer at chest height.
- Grip the handles with both hands.
- Step the feet forward and lean back with arms extended.
- Brace your core lightly and keep the body in a straight line.
- Walk the feet forward more so the arms extend overhead.
- Let the chest sink down between the arms.
- Drop the head between the arms to deepen the stretch.
- Hold with steady breath. Walk back to standing.
Suspender Upper Back Stretch Form & Visual
Suspender Upper Back Stretch Benefits
- Strong lat stretch
- Decompresses the spine
- No bar needed
- Useful cool down move
- Builds shoulder mobility
- Easy to scale by foot position
Suspender Upper Back Stretch Muscles Worked
- Latissimus dorsi
- Trapezius
- Posterior deltoid
Suspender Upper Back Stretch Variations & Alternatives
- Doorway Lat Stretch
- Childs Pose
- Hanging Lat Stretch
- Down Dog
