Hyperextension
Step-by-step technique for Hyperextension, an exercise for lower back using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Place your hips on the pad of a hyperextension bench.
- Cross your arms over your chest.
- Lower your torso down under control.
- Raise up until your body is in line.
Coach tip: Squeeze your glutes at the top instead of arching.
Muscles worked
Primary: Lower Back
Secondary: Glutes, Hamstrings
Hyperextension is a strength exercise that loads the lower back using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Lower Back
- Secondary
- Glutes, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength
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