mobility
Doorway Chest Stretch
Text cues are the instruction
No animation available yet. Follow the step-by-step cues and setup checks on this page.
Muscleschest, shoulders
EquipmentNone
Positionstanding
Impactnone
Training roleJOINT_PREP
Form cues
- Forearm on the doorframe, elbow at shoulder height
- Step through gently until the chest opens
- Ribs down; don't arch the back
Common errors
- ✗ Shrugging the shoulder
- ✗ Over-arching to fake range
How Kalyra programs it
Prepares and mobilizes the chest and shoulders region — used in warm-ups and mobility blocks where range, not load, is the goal.
Typically 1–3 sets of 40s per side, with the hold length scaled to the session.
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