Band-assisted opener for tight overhead range.
Keep arms straight and widen the grip to dial the stretch up or down.
This is a band-assisted stretch for overhead range, gripping the loop wide with outward tension and easing it back behind your head so the shoulders and chest open under gentle, adjustable load. The outward pull on the band is what makes it work, it sets the shoulder blades and lets you take the arms further back than an unassisted stretch would allow. It earns its place before pressing, snatching or anything overhead, and as daily maintenance for desk-bound shoulders.
Start wide, well outside shoulder width, and narrow your grip over weeks as your range improves. Wider is easier, narrower is more intense, that's your progression dial built into one band.
No. You want a strong opening sensation across the chest and front of the shoulders, never pinching or sharp pain inside the joint. If it pinches, widen your grip and reduce how far back you take the band.
20 to 40 seconds with steady breathing works well, repeated two or three times. Before training, keep it gentle and shorter, deeper holds fit better after a session or in a dedicated mobility block.
