Back Extensions

How to do it

  1. Lie face down with your hands lightly behind your head or by your sides.
  2. Engage your glutes and lower back to lift your chest slightly off the floor, then lower back down with control.
  3. Avoid jerking your neck or overextending your spine.
Muscles worked
Lower backGlutes
Equipment
None, bodyweight only
Type
Workout

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