Reverse Hyperextension
🏋️ Calisthenics / Bodyweight · Core
Also known as: reverse hypers, reverse hyper, reverse hyperextensions
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Reps
/reverse_hyperextensions 12
also valid: /reverse-hyperextensions 12 · /reverse hyperextensions 12
Sets × Reps
/reverse_hyperextensions 3x10
also valid: /reverse-hyperextensions 3x10 · /reverse hyperextensions 3x10 · /log reverse_hyperextensions 3x10
Sets × Reps @ Weight
/reverse_hyperextensions 3x10@45
also valid: /reverse-hyperextensions 3x10@45 · /reverse hyperextensions 3x10@45 · /log reverse_hyperextensions 3x10@45
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Demonstration
How to perform
🎯 GlutesHamstringsLower Back🛠 Leverage Machine
- Adjust the leverage machine to fit your body and secure your feet in the foot pads.
- Lie face down on the machine with your upper body hanging off the edge and your hips resting on the pad.
- Cross your arms over your chest or place them behind your head.
- Engage your glutes and hamstrings to lift your legs upward until they are parallel to the ground.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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