Back Extension
Step-by-step technique for Back Extension, an exercise for lower back using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Set up in a back extension bench with your hips on the pad.
- Cross your arms or hold your hands by your head.
- Lower your torso down under control.
- Raise up until your body is straight. Don’t hyperextend.
Coach tip: Stop in line. Don’t arch back past straight.
Muscles worked
Primary: Lower Back
Secondary: Glutes, Hamstrings
Back Extension is a strength exercise that loads the lower back using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Lower Back
- Secondary
- Glutes, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength
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