posterior step to overhead reach
posterior step to overhead reach — highlighted muscle: abs

Muscles worked

abs, glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, shoulders

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posterior step to overhead reach

Body part
waist
Equipment
body weight
Target muscle
abs
Muscle group
glutes

Secondary muscles

gluteshamstringsquadricepsshoulders

How to perform it

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms by your sides.

  2. 2

    Take a step back with your right foot, landing on the ball of your foot.

  3. 3

    Bend your left knee and lower your body into a lunge position.

  4. 4

    As you lower into the lunge, simultaneously reach your arms overhead.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment at the bottom of the lunge, then return to the starting position by pushing through your left heel and bringing your right foot forward.

  6. 6

    Repeat the movement on the other side, stepping back with your left foot and bending your right knee.

  7. 7

    Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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