Overhead Stretch
Overhead Stretch is a compound stretching exercise that trains the abdominals.
StretchingBeginnerCompoundStatic
Primary muscles: Abdominals
Secondary muscles: Chest, Forearms, Lats, Triceps
How to do it
- Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.
- To create a full torso stretch, pull your tailbone down and stabilize your torso as you do this. Stretch the muscles on both the front and the back of the torso.
Track it with MyoAmigo
MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Overhead Stretch from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Abdominals volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.
