Lever back extension

How to do it

1. 1Adjust the machine to fit your body size and range of motion.
2. 2Sit on the machine with your back against the pad and your feet secured.
3. 3Grab the handles or the grip bars.
4. 4Engage your core and hinge forward slowly, allowing the spine to round slightly.
5. 5Pause briefly in the bottom position, feeling a stretch in the lower back.
6. 6Using your back muscles, lift the torso slowly back to the starting position.
7. 7Repeat for the desired number of reps.

More lower back exercises

• Standing pelvic tiltBodyweight
• SphinxBodyweight
• Lower back curlBodyweight
• Back extension on exercise ballStability ball
• Hyperextension (on bench)Bodyweight
• Exercise ball back extension with hands behind headStability ball
• Exercise ball back extension with rotationStability ball
• Weighted hyperextension (on stability ball)Weighted

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.