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Weighted Hyperextension (On Stability Ball)
Weighted Hyperextension (On Stability Ball): step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: other. Level: intermediate.
- Equipmentother
- Levelintermediate
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- spine, glutes
- Secondary muscles
- hamstrings
How to do it
- Position yourself face down on a stability ball with your hips resting on the ball and your feet against a wall for stability.
- Place your hands behind your head or cross them over your chest.
- Engage your core and slowly lift your upper body off the ball, extending your back until your body forms a straight line.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.