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Back extensions

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EasyAbout 4 minOn your own

Hinging over a 45-degree bench and squeezing the glutes to come back up. Strengthens the glutes, hamstrings and back.

Video: Muscle & Strength

Set up

In a 45-degree back extension bench, pad just below the hips, feet anchored, arms crossed.

You need: A back extension bench (a gym)

Steps

  1. Hinge forward at the hips
  2. Squeeze the glutes to lift back up
  3. Stop in a straight line, without arching past it

Coaching points

Adjust it

Easier

A smaller range.

Harder

Hold a weight at your chest.