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Muscles Stretched: deltiod middle head, lateral and medial head of triceps.

Description

1. Stand straight with your shoulders back, chest out, and feet shoulder width apart.
2. Raise one arm overhead, bend the elbow, and place your the hand behind your neck.
3. With your other hand, grasp your elbow and gently pull it behind your head.
4. Hold the stretch
5. Relax and repeat with opposite arm.

Notes

• To increase the amount of stretch, at the same time, with the hand that is behind your head, attempt to reach down between you shoulder blades and along your spine.

Related Pages

• See stretching guidelines for further instructions
• Browse the complete stretching list
• See also tests to Measure Flexibility
• See all flexibility images in the Stretching Exercises Clipart Image Collection

Related Products

• Goniometers to measure flexibility.
• Stretching books

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Disclaimer

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