Cat Stretch

How to perform

1. 01Position yourself on the floor on your hands and knees.
2. 02Pull your belly in and round your spine, lower back, shoulders, and neck, letting your head drop.
3. 03Hold for 15 seconds.

Form cues

• —Keep a neutral spine; stop the set if it rounds.
• —Control the lowering phase — that is where most of the growth stimulus lives.

Common mistakes

• —Using momentum instead of the target muscle.
• —Cutting the range of motion short to add load.
• —Bouncing into the stretch instead of holding it.