Exercise technique

posterior step to overhead reach

The posterior step to overhead reach is a dynamic bodyweight exercise that targets the abs while also engaging the glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, and shoulders. It involves stepping back into a lunge and reaching overhead, promoting core stability, lower body strength, and shoulder mobility.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms by your sides.
  2. Take a step back with your right foot, landing on the ball of your foot.
  3. Bend your left knee and lower your body into a lunge position.
  4. As you lower into the lunge, simultaneously reach your arms overhead.
  5. Pause for a moment at the bottom of the lunge, then return to the starting position by pushing through your left heel and bringing your right foot forward.
  6. Repeat the movement on the other side, stepping back with your left foot and bending your right knee.
  7. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Shoulders.

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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