One Arm Against Wall

What it is

This is a static stretch designed to improve flexibility in your upper back. It primarily targets your latissimus dorsi, often referred to as lats. You perform this movement by gently leaning into a wall with one arm, deepening the stretch.

Technique tips

• Keep your elbow slightly bent, not locked out.
• Slowly lean into the wall to intensify the stretch.
• Focus on feeling the stretch along your side.
• Breathe deeply throughout the hold.
• Avoid shrugging your shoulder towards your ear.

How to track your progress

Log the hold time of each set. Straddly keeps your best hold for this exercise and tells you when you beat it, so a two-second gain does not go unnoticed.