Exercise

Shoulder Cross-Body Stretch

Bring one arm across your body and hold it gently with your opposite hand, keeping your shoulders relaxed. Avoid pulling forcefully and allow your body to fold naturally into the stretch.

Also called: Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch, Posterior Delt Stretch · Equipment: stretching

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How to do it

Step by step

  1. Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Raise one arm and bring it across your body at shoulder height.
  3. Use your opposite hand to gently pull that arm closer to your body.
  4. Keep your shoulders relaxed and look straight ahead as you lean slightly into the stretch.
  5. Hold for 20-30 seconds and repeat on the opposite side.
Muscles worked

What it trains

Mainly Posterior Deltoid.

Log the shoulder cross-body stretch in VALDA, with these cues one tap away while you train and your history for it in one place.

General information about exercise technique, not medical advice. If you have an injury or a health condition, your healthcare provider is the right person to ask.