overhead triceps stretch
overhead triceps stretch — highlighted muscle: triceps

Muscles worked

triceps, shoulders

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overhead triceps stretch

Body part
upper arms
Equipment
body weight
Target muscle
triceps
Muscle group
shoulders

Secondary muscles

shoulders

How to perform it

  1. 1

    Stand or sit upright with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Extend one arm overhead, bending at the elbow so that your hand reaches towards the opposite shoulder blade.

  3. 3

    With your other hand, gently pull the elbow of the extended arm towards the opposite side of your head, feeling a stretch in your triceps.

  4. 4

    Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then release.

  5. 5

    Repeat on the other side.

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