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Also known as: Roman chair hip extension, 45-degree hyperextension, Hip-hinge hyperextension, Flat-back extension on Roman chair.

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Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings

Secondary

  • Hip adductors
  • Spine
  • Gluteus maximus
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
  • Biceps femoris (long)
  • Spinalis thoracis
  • Longissimus thoracis
  • Iliocostalis

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Equipment

Roman chair
Roman chair

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Appears in

Joint movements
Hipextension
trains stretches

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Progressions

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Single-leg 45-degree hip extension

Novice
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Weighted 45-degree hip extension

Novice

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Variations

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Single-leg 45-degree hip extension

Novice
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Weighted 45-degree hip extension

Novice
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Weighted single-leg 45-degree hip extension

Novice
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Weighted Roman chair back extension

Novice
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Roman chair back extension

Beginner
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Jefferson curl

Novice
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Good morning

Novice
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Seated good morning

Novice
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