Truth be told, I much prefer training my lower body than I do my upper body at the gym. And I love it even more when I find a new exercise to add to my lower body routine. After discovering the beauty of Roman chair back extensions and how good a workout they give in the glutes and hamstrings I decided to add them to my routine every day for a week.
The Roman chair back extension is a versatile exercise that can be incorporated into various workout routines. Not only is it a brilliant glute burning exercise, but it also helps to strengthen your lower back which is great for injury prevention and for helping you out in other strengthening exercises like the deadlift. Plus it’s a great move for engaging your core.
If you are new to the Roman chair back extension or perhaps you are working on building up a good level of base strength, then starting with bodyweight only repetitions is a good place to begin. From there you can decide whether or not you feel confident bringing in some additional weight. If not you can still incorporate progressive overload into your training by increasing the number of repetitions.
