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How to do Exercise Ball Lat Stretch

The exercise ball lat stretch is a flexibility movement that targets the latissimus dorsi muscles. It involves sitting on a stability ball and leaning to the side while holding a dumbbell overhead, providing a deep stretch to the lats and engaging the shoulders and triceps as secondary muscles.

Exercise Ball Lat Stretch demonstration
Primary muscle
Lats
Also works
Shoulders and Triceps
Level
Beginner
Category
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How to do Exercise Ball Lat Stretch, step by step

  1. Sit on a stability ball with your feet flat on the ground and your back straight.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in one hand and extend your arm straight up overhead.
  3. Slowly lean to the opposite side, feeling a stretch in your lat muscle.
  4. Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds, then return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat on the other side.

Muscles worked

Exercise Ball Lat Stretch works your lats as the main mover, with help from your shoulders and triceps.

Track Exercise Ball Lat Stretch in SPLYT

Exercise Ball Lat 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.

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