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Back Extension demoBack Extension demo
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Machine

Back Extension

Muscles worked

  • Glutes
  • Lower Back
  • Hamstrings

How to do it

  1. Adjust the pad so it sits just below your hip crease and hook your heels under the rollers
  2. Keeping your back neutral, hinge forward at the hips, then lift your torso until it lines up with your legs
  3. Avoid arching past straight; hold a plate to your chest for extra load

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