Lower Back

Deadlifts

Technique Summary

Stand in front of the bar with feet shoulder width apart. Squat and bend your torso forward. Take an overhand grip slightly wider than your shoulders. Bring the bar up by first straightening your legs and then your torso. Exhale at the top of the movement, inhale at the bottom.

Lower Back Extensions

Technique Summary

Using a roman chair or a hyperextension incline bench, place your ankles under the pads, and adjust support so it's directly under your quads (the pubic bone should be free to perform the motion). Lean forward, exhale, bring your back up, inhale.