exercise ball lat stretch

A back exercise targeting the lats, performed with stability ball.

exercise ball lat stretch demonstration
exercise ball lat stretch β€” demonstration

Body part

Back

Equipment

Stability Ball

Target muscles

Lats

Secondary muscles

Shoulders, Triceps

How to do exercise ball lat stretch

  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.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Lats

Secondary

ShouldersTriceps

Related exercises

All back exercises β†’

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