FitNessieHow to do it
- Set the pad just below your hip bones and lock your feet under the rollers.
- Cross your arms over your chest and hold your body in one line from head to heels.
- Hinge forward at the hips to lower your upper body under control.
- Lift back up until your body forms a straight line, then lower again.
Key cues
- Pad against the top of the thighs
- Arms crossed over the chest
- Hinge from the hips
- Stop at a straight line
- Slow and controlled
Common mistakes
- Swinging up with momentum
- Arching past a straight line at the top
- Jerking the movement up or down
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Lower back and glutes
- Secondary
- Hamstrings
Equipment
Back extension bench.
