Exercise

Side Wrist Pull

Also known as: side wrist pull stretch, cross body wrist pull, lat shoulder stretch, side stretch wrist pull

Side Wrist Pull is a isolation exercise for the shoulders. Main target: posterior deltoid. Also works: middle back, lower lats and forearm flexors. No equipment needed — just your bodyweight.

EquipmentBodyweight

TypeIsolation

MovementStatic hold

CategoryStretching

Muscles worked

Primary

Posterior deltoid

Secondary

Middle back Lower lats Forearm flexors

How to do it

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.