Side-Lying Floor Stretch

How to do the Side-Lying Floor Stretch

1. First lie on your left side, bending your left knee in front of you to stabilize your torso (use your abdominal muscles as well to hold you upright).
2. Straighten your right leg and rest the right foot on the floor behind your left. Straighten your right arm over your head and gently pull on your right wrist to stretch the entire right side of the body. Switch sides.

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.

Latissimus Dorsi-SMR Foam Roller One Handed Hang Other Equipment Overhead Lat Other Equipment Catch and Overhead Throw Medicine Ball Overhead Slam Medicine Ball Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover Barbell

Harder than the Side-Lying Floor Stretch

Overhead Lat expert · Other Equipment

Common questions

What muscles does the Side-Lying Floor Stretch work?

The Side-Lying Floor Stretch primarily works the lats. Chair Lower Back Stretch, Latissimus Dorsi-SMR, and One Arm Against Wall train the same muscle, across 7 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Side-Lying Floor Stretch?

None — the Side-Lying Floor Stretch is bodyweight, so it works at home, in a hotel room or outdoors. Chair Lower Back Stretch and Latissimus Dorsi-SMR also need nothing.

Is the Side-Lying Floor Stretch suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Side-Lying Floor Stretch is rated beginner. Overhead Lat are the progressions from here.

Similar exercises

Chair Lower Back Stretch Bodyweight Latissimus Dorsi-SMR Foam Roller One Arm Against Wall Bodyweight One Handed Hang Other Equipment Overhead Lat Other Equipment Dynamic Back Stretch Bodyweight