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| Muscles worked: |
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Upper Back, Lats (Latisimus
Dorsi) |
| Instructions: |
- Sit on floor with legs extended straight in front
of you.
- Place the middle of the theraband around the
middle of your feet.
- With each hand, grasp each end of the theraband.
- Extend your arms for a full back stretch.
- Pull your hands toward your lower chest, bending
your arms and straightening your back at the same
time.
- Keep your back upright, and elbows pointing
behind you while squeezing your shoulder blades
back together.
- Return to the starting position in a slow
controlled manner.
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| Don'ts: |
- Don't lean too far backwards when pulling the
theraband to your chest, your body should end up
in an upright position.
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| Alternate exercises: |
- Bent Over Rows (Tb), Stiff-leg Deadlifts (Tb)
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