Doorway Chest Stretch

The doorway chest stretch is the most practical way to lengthen the pectorals and the front of the shoulders, because the doorway does the work of holding your arms in place while you simply step forward. With the elbows bent and resting on the frame, moving your body forward puts the chest under a steady, controlled stretch that no free-standing position can match. It matters for anyone who spends hours at a desk or trains pressing movements more often than pulling ones, since short pectorals pull the shoulders forward and change how the shoulder blade moves on the rib cage. The mistake to avoid is arching the lower back to reach further, which relieves the chest and loads the spine instead. Keep the ribs down and the pull stays where it belongs, across the chest and the front of the shoulder.