Beginner exercise
Lower Back Curl


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How to perform Lower Back Curl
- Lie on your stomach with your arms out to your sides and your legs resting on the floor.
- Keep your pelvis supported as you use your back muscles to lift your chest through spinal extension.
- Let your head follow your upper torso without deliberately tipping your chin upward.
- Do not press through your hands or lift your legs to raise your chest.
- Lower your chest to the floor under control before repeating.
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Erector Spinae.
MuscleScoreRole
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Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.