Low Back Exercises

The low back area tends to get ignored in exercise programs, because the clothes you wear don't usually highlight these muscles as they do, let's say, your abs. You may not look at your low back muscles as much as you do your abs or say that you wish they were more sculpted. It's fairly hard to see them at all-athough there are a lot of them, they aren't particularly thick or sturdy. And although they tend to fatigue rapidly, you use them quite a bit for stabilization during other exercises and you need them for postural control throughout the day. Add these exercises to your program and consider adding deadlifts (see chapter 12) also, for a complete regimen to strengthen your low back.

STABILITY BALL HYPEREXTENSION

PRONE LEG AND ARM EXTENSION

BALL WALKOUT

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