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B-stance Back Extension

Main muscle
Lower Back
Muscle group
Back
Equipment
Bodyweight

How to do it

  1. 1Set up on a back extension bench with one foot slightly staggered forward.
  2. 2Cross your arms over your chest or hold weight to your chest.
  3. 3Lower your torso down under control, hinging at the hips.
  4. 4Squeeze your glutes and hamstrings to raise back to horizontal.
  5. 5Avoid hyperextending past a straight line at the top.

Coaching cues

  • Hinge, don't round
  • Squeeze glutes to rise
  • Stop at straight line

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