Jefferson Curl
Step-by-step technique for Jefferson Curl, an exercise for lower back using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand on a box holding a light barbell in front of your thighs.
- Roll your spine down vertebra by vertebra with straight legs.
- Let the bar lower as far as your mobility allows.
- Roll slowly back up to standing.
Coach tip: Use very light weight. This is mobility, not strength.
Muscles worked
Primary: Lower Back
Secondary: Hamstrings
Jefferson Curl is a mobility exercise that loads the lower back using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Lower Back
- Secondary
- Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Mobility
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