Hominin · exercise
Side Wrist Pull
Side Wrist Pull is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the shoulders, with help from the forearms and lats.
beginnerotherstatic movementisolationstretching
- Main muscles
- shoulders
- Also works
- forearms, lats
How to do it
- This stretch works best standing. Cross your left arm over the midline of your body and hold the left wrist in your right hand down at the level of your hips. Start the stretch with a bent left arm.
- Slowly straighten, pull, and lift it up to shoulder height, as pictured. Feel this stretch originate in your back, not your shoulders, and don't pull too hard on the shoulders joint. Switch sides.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).