Side-Lying Cross Body Stretch
Side-Lying Cross Body Stretch is a unilateral mobility exercise training the shoulder and thoracic spine across the transverse plane, using Bodyweight.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Transverse
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Primary joints
- Shoulder · Thoracic Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Shoulders, hips, knees and feet stacked with head on top of a roller.
- 2Top hand under other elbow.
- 3Pull elbow up, feeling stretch in the back of the shoulder.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Joints
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
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