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Worlds Greatest Stretch
How to do the worlds greatest 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
- Timed hold
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Mobility
How to do it
Begin in a lunge, bring one hand to the ground, rotate the opposite arm toward the sky, then alternate sides.
- 1Feel a stretch through your hip flexors, hamstrings, and groin as you lunge and reach
- 2Keep your chest lifted and spine long to deepen the stretch
- 3Engage your core to stabilize and breathe deeply
Common mistakes
- Avoid collapsing your torso toward the ground
- Don't let your front knee track inward
- Avoid rushing; hold each portion of the stretch to feel it
Muscles worked
The worlds greatest stretch works the obliques, hamstrings, and hip flexors.
- ObliquesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- GlutesMinor
Kovo programs the worlds greatest stretch for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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 April 2026.