Reverse Shoulder Stretch
- Stand tall and strong with your feet spaced about shoulder-width apart, maintaining a slight bend at the knee
- Reach both hands behind your lower back, and interlock your fingers where they meet in the middle
- Roll your shoulders back and pull your rear shoulder blades toward each other while slightly pushing your chest out
- Keeping only a very slight bend at the elbow, lift your hands away from your lower back to create a stretching sensation in your chest and shoulders
- Hold for the specified amount of time
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Reverse shoulder stretch is a at-home work out exercise that targets chest and shoulders and also involves upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Two-arm kettlebell squat swings, standing cable crossover press / flyes and single arm front raises are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as reverse shoulder stretch. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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