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The back extension is not an exercise for everybody, Men's Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., warns. It’s not the most effective—or even safest—way to perform a hip hinge ...
A back extension is an exercise that works the lower back as well as the mid and upper back, specifically the erector spinae muscles. There are two erector spinae, one on either side of the spine, that run along its length. These are formed of three smaller muscles – spinalis, longissimus, and iliocostalis. [1]
Back extension on a Roman chair. The back extension is performed while lying face down partway along a flat or angled bench, so that the hips are supported and the heels secured, by bending down at the waist and then straightening up again. This is a compound exercise that also involves the glutes. Equipment Body weight, dumbbell or back ...
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The erector spinae (/ ɪ ˈ r ɛ k t ər ˈ s p aɪ n i / irr-EK-tər SPY-nee) [1] or spinal erectors is a set of muscles that straighten and rotate the back.The spinal erectors work together with the glutes (gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus) to maintain stable posture standing or sitting.
Muscle memory helps you get back into shape faster after a break, makes complex movements feel more intuitive, and allows you to transition between similar activities easier (think: from tennis to ...
Genu recurvatum is also called knee hyperextension and back knee. This deformity is more common in women [ citation needed ] and people with familial ligamentous laxity . [ 2 ] Hyperextension of the knee may be mild, moderate or severe.