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Dynamic Back Stretch

Lats · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Back

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Force

Pull

The Dynamic Back Stretch is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Lats.

Muscles Worked

Lats primary

How to Do the Dynamic Back Stretch

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
  2. 2Keeping your arms straight, swing them straight up in front of you 5-10 times, increasing the range of motion each time until your arms are above your head.

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Pull-Up

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Barbell Bent-Over Row

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Bodyweight

Chin-Up

The pull-up's arm-building cousin

Machine

Lat Pulldown

The accessible path to wider lats

Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.

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