Hyperextensions 🆙

Synonyms

The Hyperextension exercise is also known as Hyperextension

Type of Exercise

Hyperextension is a multi-joint / accessory exercise

variants

Iperestensioni inverse
Romanian half deadlifts
Deadlifts with a straight-legged barbell

The starting position sees the athlete in a prone position with the quadriceps resting on the appropriate bench and the back of the ankles in contact with the lower face of the stops. The back can be in its position of strength (variant 1) or fully flexed (variant 2), consequently the hips can be flexed as much as possible (according to individual variables), but without losing the position of strength of the back (variant 1 ); or flexed to the maximum (variant 2). The execution of variant 1 consists in extending the hips and possibly hyperextending the vertebral column or keeping the latter in its position of strength. The hands can be kept (from easier to more difficult) crossed on the chest, resting on the temples, or in front of the head with the shoulders completely flexed; in the first and third option it is possible to hold a disc or a handlebar to overload. The execution of variant 2 consists of extending the hips, the spine and the head to the level of extension or hyperextension. In this way the hands can be kept crossed on the chest, or placed on the temples, with the possibility of holding a disc or a dumbbell in the first option.