Elbow Extensor Anconeus Stretch

To perform the Elbow Extensor Anconeus Stretch, start by extending your arm in front of you with your palm facing up.

  1. With your opposite hand, gently pull back on your fingers to extend your wrist.
  2. Keep your elbow straight and feel the stretch in the back of your forearm.
  3. Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then relax.

How to perform the Elbow Extensor Anconeus Stretch

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Elbow Extensor Anconeus Stretch using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your biceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your biceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

Build a free routine

Stage exercises here, then sign up to save them as a real Fitly routine — synced to web and mobile.

View staged routine (0)

Related exercises

0 exercises staged Save your routine — sign up free.