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mobility
World's Greatest Stretch
Search GoogleWorld's Greatest Stretch is a beginner mobility exercise using bodyweight. It primarily trains hips and thoracic spine. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- hips, thoracic spine
- Secondary
- hamstrings, calves, shoulders
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the bodyweight and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning world's greatest stretch.
- — Choose a variation and range that let you keep complete control.
Execution
- — Step into a long lunge, place the inside hand down, rotate the other arm toward the ceiling, and move only through a comfortable range.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the mobility.
- — Step into a long lunge, place the inside hand down, rotate the other arm toward the ceiling, and move only through a comfortable range.
- — Complete the movement with the same control and range on both sides.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo world's greatest stretch
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range world's greatest stretch