Standing Biceps Stretch

How to perform

1. 01Clasp your hands behind your back with your palms together, straighten arms and then rotate them so your palms face downward.
2. 02Raise your arms up and hold until you feel a stretch in your biceps.

Form cues

• —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.