Lever Reverse Hyperextension
A machine glute and hamstring exercise where you raise your legs behind you while lying face down on a pad.
Secondary muscles
How to do it
- Adjust the machine so your hips rest on the pad and your legs can hang freely.
- Lie face down with your torso supported and grip the handles or sides for stability.
- Place your feet against the foot pads and let your legs hang down under control.
- Brace your midsection and squeeze your glutes to raise your legs behind you.
- Lift until your legs are about in line with your torso without arching your lower back.
- Lower your legs slowly to the start position and repeat.
Form cues
- Lift with your glutes
- Keep hips on the pad
- Control the swing
- Stop at torso level
Common mistakes
- Swinging the legs up with momentum
- Arching the lower back at the top
- Letting the hips slide off the pad
- Bending and straightening the knees during each rep
Breathing
Inhale as you lower your legs, and exhale as you raise them behind you.
