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Side Wrist Pull Stretch
How to do the side wrist pull 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall and bring one arm across the front of your body with a slight bend in the elbow. Hold that wrist with your opposite hand near hip height, then slowly straighten and guide the arm outward and upward until you feel a stretch through the back of the shoulder, lat, and forearm. Hold, then switch sides.
- 1The stretch starting in the side of your back and lat as the arm pulls
- 2across and up
- 3Tension through the rear shoulder and forearm as the elbow straightens
- 4A smooth pull, just enough for a clean stretch
Common mistakes
- Yanking hard on the wrist or jamming the shoulder
- Twisting your torso or shrugging for more range
- Forcing the elbow fully straight if it turns sharp
Muscles worked
The side wrist pull stretch mainly works the lats.
- LatsPrimary
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
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More back exercises
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- How to do the resistance band assisted pull-up
- How to do the machine assisted pull-up
- How to do the back extension bench back extension
- How to do the machine back extension
- How to do the back lever
Last reviewed June 2026.