Dynamic Back Stretch

How to do the Dynamic Back Stretch

1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
2. Keeping 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.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	lats
Equipment	no equipment
Difficulty	beginner

Train the same muscles a different way

6 alternatives for the same lats, with and without kit.

Overhead Slam Medicine Ball Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover Barbell Latissimus Dorsi-SMR Foam Roller Cable Incline Pushdown Cable Machine Catch and Overhead Throw Medicine Ball Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown Cable Machine

Harder than the Dynamic Back Stretch

Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up intermediate · Bodyweight Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck intermediate · Cable Machine Weighted Pull Ups intermediate · Other Equipment

Common questions

What muscles does the Dynamic Back Stretch work?

The Dynamic Back Stretch primarily works the lats. Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover, Cable Incline Pushdown, and Chin-Up train the same muscle, across 7 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Dynamic Back Stretch?

None — the Dynamic Back Stretch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover and Cable Incline Pushdown also need nothing.

Is the Dynamic Back Stretch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Dynamic Back Stretch is rated beginner. Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up, Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck, and Weighted Pull Ups are the progressions from here.

Similar exercises

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover Barbell Cable Incline Pushdown Cable Machine Chin-Up Bodyweight Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown Cable Machine Elevated Cable Rows Cable Machine Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown Cable Machine