Reverse Hyperextension

Danish: Omvendt rygstræk

Movement pattern

Hip extension

Equipment

Selectorised / plate-loaded machine

Main muscles

Biceps femoris (long head), Gluteus maximus, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus

Also works

Erector spinae

Stabilisers

Flexor digitorum profundus, Flexor digitorum superficialis

Muscle groups

Hamstrings, Glutes

Level

Intermediate

Type

Isolation, pull

Load

External load

Logged as

Reps

Related exercises

Alternatives: 45-Degree Back Extension, Cable Glute Kickback

Opposing movement: Leg Extension, Single-Leg Leg Extension

Other names

German: Umgekehrte Hyperextension · Spanish: Hiperextensión inversa · French: Hyperextension inversée

Liftosaur: Reverse Hyperextension, Leverage Machine · wger: Reverse Hyperextension · free-exercise-db: Reverse Hyperextension

Also called: Center Pendulum Reverse Hyperextension (Machine), Machine Center Pendulum Reverse Hyperextension, Machine Reverse Hyper, Machine Reverse Hyperextension, Machine Reverse Hypers, Reverse Hyper, Reverse Hyper (Machine), Reverse Hyperextension (Machine), Reverse Hypers (Machine)

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Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)