Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch
Step-by-step technique for Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch, an exercise for rear delts using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand tall and bring one arm straight across your chest.
- Use your other arm to pull it closer to your body.
- Keep your shoulder down and feel a stretch in the rear delt.
- Hold, breathe and switch sides.
Coach tip: Pull it in toward your chest, not up toward your chin.
Muscles worked
Primary: Rear Delts
Secondary: Rotator Cuff
Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch is a mobility exercise that loads the rear delts using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Rear Delts
- Secondary
- Rotator Cuff
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Mobility
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