How to Do the Upper Back-Leg Grab
💪 Hamstrings, Lower Back, Middle Back🏋️ Bodyweight📊 Beginner🏷️ Stretching
How to perform it
- While seated, bend forward to hug your thighs from underneath with both arms.
- Keep your knees together and your legs extended out as you bring your chest down to your knees. You can also stretch your middle back by pulling your back away from your knees as your hugging them.
Muscles worked
The Upper Back-Leg Grab primarily targets your Hamstrings, with support from your Lower Back, Middle Back. No equipment needed — train it anywhere.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Upper Back-Leg Grab slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.