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overhead triceps stretch with assisted pull - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

overhead triceps stretch with assisted pull

standing overhead elbow flexion with opposite hand applying gentle overpressure to increase posterior shoulder and triceps stretch

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
latissimus dorsi, triceps, posterior deltoid
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active assisted, passive

How it is done

Stand, elevate the arm overhead and bend the elbow such that fingers touches the shoulder. Place other hand on the elbow, using other hand pull the arm in same direction. Feel for the stretch in underarm, release the pull to starting position. Repeat

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.