Lats · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Back Pec Stretch
The back pec stretch is a bodyweight exercise designed to stretch the lats, shoulders, and chest. It involves crossing the arms, interlocking the fingers, and raising the arms to feel a stretch across the upper back and chest.
- Primary muscle
- Lats
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Back
How to do Back Pec Stretch, step by step
- Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Extend your arms straight out in front of you, parallel to the ground.
- Cross your arms in front of your body, with your right arm over your left arm.
- Interlock your fingers and rotate your palms away from your body.
- Slowly raise your arms up and away from your body, feeling a stretch in your back and chest.
- Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then release.
- Repeat on the opposite side.
Track Back Pec Stretch in SPLYT
Back Pec Stretch is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
