Lower back exercises
The muscles along your lower spine hold your back straight when you bend at the hips. Hinges and back extensions strengthen them; start light and keep every rep controlled, especially if your back has bothered you before.
43 exercises
Main movers
- Back extensionBeginnerMachine
- Barbell Bent-Over ShrugIntermediateBarbell
- Barbell Good MorningIntermediateBarbell
- Barbell Jefferson CurlAdvancedBarbell
- Barbell Rack PullIntermediateBarbell
- Barbell Side BendIntermediateBarbell
- Cable Good MorningIntermediateCable
- Child's poseBeginnerBodyweight
- Double Kettlebell Bent-Over RowIntermediateKettlebell
- Dumbbell Good MorningIntermediateDumbbells
- Dumbbell Jefferson CurlAdvancedDumbbells
- Kettlebell Back ExtensionIntermediateKettlebell
- Kettlebell Good MorningIntermediateKettlebell
- Kettlebell Gorilla RowIntermediateKettlebell
- Kettlebell Jefferson CurlAdvancedKettlebell
- Smith Machine B-Stance Romanian DeadliftIntermediateMachine
- Smith Machine Good MorningAdvancedMachine
- Smith Machine Romanian DeadliftIntermediateMachine
- Smith Machine Single-Leg Romanian DeadliftAdvancedMachine
- Smith Machine Stiff-Leg DeadliftIntermediateMachine
- Wide-Grip Barbell RowIntermediateBarbell
Also worked
- Band Romanian deadliftBeginnerBand
- Banded Bird DogIntermediateBand
- Barbell back squatIntermediateBarbell
- Bent-over barbell rowIntermediateBarbell
- Bent-Over Dumbbell ShrugIntermediateDumbbells
- Bent-Over Dumbbell Y RaiseIntermediateDumbbells
- Bent-Over Kettlebell Y RaiseIntermediateKettlebell
- Bird dogBeginnerBodyweight
- Bodyweight good morningBeginnerBodyweight
- Cable pull-throughBeginnerCable
- Cat-cow stretchBeginnerBodyweight
- Conventional deadliftAdvancedBarbell
- Kettlebell swingIntermediateKettlebell
- Pendlay rowAdvancedBarbell
- Prone CobraBeginnerBodyweight
- Romanian deadliftIntermediateBarbell
- Single-Arm Kettlebell RowBeginnerKettlebell
- Single-leg Romanian deadliftIntermediateDumbbells
- Sumo deadliftAdvancedBarbell
- T-bar rowIntermediateMachine
- Trap bar deadliftIntermediateBarbell
- Wide-Stance Barbell Back SquatIntermediateBarbell