Upward Stretch

How to perform

1. 01Extend both hands straight above your head, palms touching.
2. 02Slowly push your hands up and back, keeping your back straight.

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.