Weighted Hip Extension

Instructions Preparation Position thighs prone on padding. Hook heels on platform. Hold weight to chest or behind neck. Execution Lower body by bending hips until fully flexed. Raise, or extend hips until torso is parallel to legs. Repeat. Comments If weight is positioned behind head, neck extensors act as stabilizers. Splenius Erector Spinae Levator Scapulae

Classification  Utility: Auxiliary  Mechanics: Isolated  Force: Pull Muscles Target Gluteus Maximus Synergists Hamstrings Adductor Magnus Stabilizers Erector Spinae Latissimus Dorsi Teres Major Deltoid, Posterior Triceps, Long Head Brachialis Brachioradialis Biceps Brachii Trapezius, Lower Rhomboids Antagonist Stabilizers Rectus Abdominis Obliques

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