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Back Extension
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Roman chair
- Sets & Reps
- 3-4 sets × 10-15 reps · rest 90 s
- How to do it
- Heels anchored, thigh pad at the front of the thighs; rise slowly from flexion until the body is one line with the legs (no over-extension); 2-3 second eccentric through the erectors; load hugged to the chest as needed.
- Common mistakes
- Hyperextending at the top (lumbar compression), fast flailing, substituting hip extension for true range