Hyperextension Hamstring Focus
Compound exercise · hip/hamstring dominant
How to do it
- Secure your feet on the hyperextension bench and keep your torso stable.
- Lower your torso under control until you feel a clear stretch in your hamstrings.
- Extend your hips again without over-arching your lower back at the top.
Muscles involved
- hamstrings
- 100
- glutes
- 50
- serratus
- 5
- obliques
- 5
At a glance
- Type
- Compound exercise
- Movement pattern
- hip/hamstring dominant
- Equipment
- hyperextension bench
- Optional
- weight plate, dumbbells, stones, water bottles
- Variations
- added weight, body weight
Follow along in the app
This exercise is in both apps. Pick whichever suits you.
Trainer
Guided strength training with a 3D coach, set by set.
Treeceps
The same exercise, inside your virtual fitness world.