Seated Side Bends / Lat Stretch
How to Do Seated Side Bends / Lat Stretch
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about shoulder-width apart.
- Elevate one arm out to the side and above your head with your bicep facing your ear and your fingertips extended over your head.
- Gently lean away from the side on which your arm is elevated creating a stretch along the extended side of your body.
- Lower your arm and straighten your torso to get back to the starting position.
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Related Middle Back / Lats Exercises
Full Barbell Clean and Presses / Jerk / Overhead Presses
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TRX Suspension Strap Pull Ups
Seated Side Bends / Lat Stretch Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Seated Side Bends / Lat Stretch targets middle back / lats and also works upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Full barbell clean and presses / jerk / overhead presses, cable squat rows / row squats and trx suspension strap pull ups. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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