Exercise technique

exercise ball lat stretch

The exercise ball lat stretch is a flexibility movement that targets the latissimus dorsi muscles. It involves sitting on a stability ball and leaning to the side while holding a dumbbell overhead, providing a deep stretch to the lats and engaging the shoulders and triceps as secondary muscles.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Sit on a stability ball with your feet flat on the ground and your back straight.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in one hand and extend your arm straight up overhead.
  3. Slowly lean to the opposite side, feeling a stretch in your lat muscle.
  4. Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds, then return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat on the other side.

Which other muscles are involved?

Shoulders, Triceps.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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