Hominin · exercise
Upper Back-Leg Grab
Upper Back-Leg Grab is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the hamstrings, with help from the lower back and middle back.
beginnerotherstatic movementstretching
- Main muscles
- hamstrings
- Also works
- lower back, middle back
How to do it
- While seated, bend forward to hug your thighs from underneath with both arms.
- Keep your knees together and your legs extended out as you bring your chest down to your knees. You can also stretch your middle back by pulling your back away from your knees as your hugging them.
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- Hamstring Stretch · other, beginner
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- Runner's Stretch · other, beginner
- Seated Floor Hamstring Stretch · other, beginner
- Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch · other, beginner
- Standing Toe Touches · other, beginner
- The Straddle · other, beginner
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).