What is hyperextension and why do it?
Hyperextension is an exercise in which you extend at the hip joint while keeping your legs fixed. You should include it in your workouts because it:
- Pumps up the buttocks and the muscles of the back of the thigh.
- Strengthens the back extensors, a group of muscles around the spine that help maintain posture and protect the back from injury during strength training and in everyday life.
- Relieves Comparison of trunk and hip muscle activity during different degrees of lumbar and hip extension lower back pain.
- Improves performance in strength exercises. Hyperextension helps Next-Level Coaching: The Glute-Ham Developer master powerful hip extension while maintaining a neutral back. This movement is essential for good performance in the squat, deadlift, snatch and clean and jerk, and many other exercises.
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