“It’s one of the few forms of exercise that deliberately moves the spine in all directions – flexion, extension, lateral flexion, and rotation – helping to decompress the vertebrae, increase ...

That said, back extensions are still one of the best compound exercises for strengthening your back without weights — especially if you enjoy home workouts with little to no equipment.

Back extensions are a difficult motion, and people with lower back injuries might aggravate them. However, certain types of extension-based exercises have been shown to reduce back pain, so if you ...

As we mentioned, you’ll need a back extension bench or similar to do the exercise. Move slowly, with control, and avoid swinging up and down during the exercise or arching your spine.

The original use of the back extension bench was to perform a back extension—an exercise that helps strengthen your lower back and core muscles. When doing this move, the thighs are placed ...

THE BACK EXTENSION is a slept-on exercise. Not only does it strengthen your lower back, but it’s sneakily a solid glute exercise—if done correctly, that is (and we’ll tell you how below).

So, in a back and bicep workout, you'd want to do 4-5 back exercises + 4-5 bicep exercises, totalling 8-10. ‘There are many muscles in your back, so it’s important to train them,' continues ...