Standing Biceps Stretch

What it is

This movement is designed to gently stretch your biceps, enhancing flexibility in the front of your upper arm. You will also feel a secondary stretch across your chest and the front of your shoulders. Perform this by clasping your hands behind you and slowly lifting your arms until you feel the stretch.

Technique tips

• Keep your arms straight but avoid locking your elbows.
• Slowly raise your clasped hands behind you.
• Feel the stretch primarily in your biceps.
• Breathe deeply and hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds.
• Avoid excessively arching your lower back.
• Rotate your palms downward for a deeper bicep stretch.

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.