Breathing
Breathe slowly and evenly. Exhale as you ease into a comfortable range, and never use the breath to force a deeper position.
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The Side Wrist Pull primarily works the shoulders, with the forearms and lats supporting the movement. It is a stretching movement that needs no equipment.

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Movement instructions
This stretch works best standing. Cross your left arm over the midline of your body and hold the left wrist in your right hand down at the level of your hips. Start the stretch with a bent left arm.
Slowly straighten, pull, and lift it up to shoulder height, as pictured. Feel this stretch originate in your back, not your shoulders, and don't pull too hard on the shoulders joint. Switch sides.
Technique guidance
Breathe slowly and evenly. Exhale as you ease into a comfortable range, and never use the breath to force a deeper position.
General guidance based on the exercise and equipment. It is not personal coaching or medical advice.
Your progress
Keep the same exercise variation, range of motion and recording method when comparing Side Wrist Pull sessions.
Duration and completed sets.
Example: a 30-second set, followed by a 25-second set. Record the time you completed, not the target.
Review duration alongside your notes about the variation and control. Longer is a recorded result, not an instruction to extend every set.
Read the tracking guideThe examples show how to keep a record. They are not workout targets or a personalised training plan.
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Muscle guide
Shoulders is the primary muscle group. The lighter highlights show the supporting muscles involved in the movement.
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