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Ceiling Look Stretch
How to do the ceiling look stretch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand or sit tall and slowly tilt your head back to look up at the ceiling, letting your jaw relax. Feel a gentle stretch through the front of your neck and throat, and hold without forcing the range.
- 1Feel a gentle stretch open up along the front of your neck and throat
- 2Let your head tip back slowly and your jaw relax
- 3Keep your shoulders down and relaxed as you hold
Common mistakes
- Don't crank your head back hard or force the range
- Avoid shrugging your shoulders up toward your ears
- Don't hold if you feel pinching; back off to a comfortable stretch
Muscles worked
The ceiling look stretch mainly works the upper traps.
- Upper TrapsPrimary
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- How to do the resistance band assisted pull-up
- How to do the machine assisted pull-up
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- How to do the machine back extension
- How to do the back lever
Last reviewed June 2026.