Stretches by Muscle
Be careful not to overstretch, know your limits. Never stretch a cold muscle. These are post workout stretches. Preworkout, you should only do nonstationary stretches (eg. arm circles, bodyweight lunges)
Neck
Neck Retraction
Neck Rotation
Neck Extensor Stretch
Shoulders
Upright front delt stretch
Lying front delt stretch
Side delt stretch
Rear delt stretch
Triceps & Biceps
Overhead triceps stretch
Standing biceps stretch
Wrists
Standing wrist flexor stretch
Upper Back
Fixed bar back stretch
Bent over lat stretch (aka extended child)
Side reach lat stretch
Upper trap stretch
Hugging rhomboids stretch
Doorway subscapularis stretch
Chest
Behind head chest stretch
Doorway chest stretch
Wall shoulder girdle stretch
Doorway modified chest stretch
Abdominals (stretch with leg workouts as well)
Lying prone ab stretch (aka cobra)
Lying supine ab stretch
Supine Twist (obliques, lower back, glutes)
Seated Spinal twist (obliques, glutes, lower back)
Beginner side angle stretch
Erector Spinae (lower back)
Dog Pose and Cat Pose
Glutes
Lying glute stretch
Hip Flexors
Kneeling hip flexor stretch
Lunging hip flexor stretch
Quadriceps
Lying quad stretch or Standing quad stretch
Hamstrings
Lying hamstring stretch
Seated hamstring stretch
Standing hamstring stretch
Hip Adductors
Lying groin stretch (aka lying bound angle pose)
Seated groin stretch
Side lunge stretch
Lying adductor magnus stretch
Calves
Wall straight leg calf stretch
Floor board straight leg calf stretch
Wall bent knee calf stretch
Floor board bent knee calf stretch
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