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Barbell Spinal Jefferson Curl

Main muscle
Lower Back
Muscle group
Back
Equipment
Barbell

How to do it

  1. 1Stand on a raised platform holding a light barbell in front of your thighs.
  2. 2Tuck your chin and begin rolling down one vertebra at a time.
  3. 3Let the bar travel down your shins as your spine rounds progressively.
  4. 4Lower until you feel a deep stretch through your posterior chain.
  5. 5Reverse the movement, stacking your spine back up one segment at a time.

Coaching cues

  • Roll down slowly
  • One vertebra at a time
  • Use light weight only
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