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Lower back Exercises

Build stronger, more defined lower back with these proven exercises

54exercises found

3/4 Sit-up

Beginner
Abs

The 3/4 sit-up is a bodyweight exercise for your stomach muscles. You curl your upper body up about halfway. This uses your abs and lower back to make your core strong.

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Assisted Hanging Knee Raise With Throw Down

Advanced
Abs

This is a hard exercise for your tummy and hips. You hang from a bar, pull your knees up, and then push your legs down very fast. It takes a lot of strength and control to do it right.

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Assisted Prone Hamstring

Beginner
Hamstrings

This exercise works the muscles on the back of your thighs and your bottom. You lie on your stomach and lift your straight legs with help from a partner or a band.

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Band Pull Through

Beginner
Glutes

The band pull-through is a move where you bend at your hips to work your bottom and the back of your legs. You use a resistance band tied to something behind you. You bend forward at the hips and then push your hips forward to stand up straight.

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Band Stiff Leg Deadlift

Beginner
Glutes

This lower body exercise strengthens your bottom and the back of your legs. It uses a stretchy band to create resistance against your muscles. You will focus on bending forward at your hips to work the back side of your body.

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Band Straight Back Stiff Leg Deadlift

Beginner
Glutes

This lower body exercise works your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. You use a resistance band and bend at your hips. It is important to keep your back straight to build strength in the back of your body.

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Barbell Glute Bridge

Intermediate
Glutes

The barbell glute bridge is a strength exercise that works your butt muscles, along with your hamstrings and lower back. You do it by pushing your hips up from the floor while holding a barbell on your hips. You must use your core muscles and good form to stay safe and get the best results.

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Barbell One Arm Side Deadlift

Advanced
Glutes

This is a one-handed lifting exercise. It works your legs, lower back, and butt muscles. You hold a barbell at your side and lower it down and up. This movement tests your balance, grip, and stomach strength.

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Barbell Rack Pull

Intermediate
Glutes

The barbell rack pull is a strength exercise that works your butt, the back of your legs, and your lower back. You lift a heavy bar from a rack set at knee height by standing up tall and straightening your hips.

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Barbell Rollerout

Advanced
Abs

This is a hard exercise for your tummy muscles that also works your lower back. You need to be very strong and steady to do it safely.

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Barbell Seated Good Morning

Intermediate
Glutes

The barbell seated good morning is a muscle-building exercise that mainly works your butt muscles, while also helping your hamstrings and lower back. To do it, you sit on a bench with a barbell on your shoulders, lean forward from your hips, and then sit back up straight.

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Barbell Seated Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides and lower back. You perform it by sitting on a bench, holding a barbell, and slowly turning your upper body from side to side.

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Barbell Side Bent V. 2

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides, and helps your lower back stay steady. You do it by holding a barbell and bending your upper body from side to side.

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Barbell Standing Twist

Beginner
Abs

This exercise works your tummy muscles, especially the sides and lower back. You hold a barbell and turn your upper body from side to side. It makes your core stronger and helps you stay steady when you twist.

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Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning

Advanced
Glutes

This exercise works the muscles in your bottom, the back of your legs, and your lower back. You place a barbell across your upper back and bend forward at your hips. This movement builds strength and flexibility in the back of your body.

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Barbell Sumo Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

This exercise is a strong lift that works your butt muscles. It also uses your leg muscles and lower back. You stand with your feet wide apart and lift the weight using your hips and legs.

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Cable Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

This exercise uses a cable machine to strengthen your butt muscles, along with your legs and lower back. You start by bending at your hips to hold the cable, then you straighten your body to stand up tall.

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Cable Twist (up-down)

Intermediate
Abs

The cable twist (up-down) works your tummy muscles, specifically the sides and lower back. It uses a cable machine to make turning your body harder, which builds strength.

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Cocoons

Beginner
Abs

This is a tummy exercise that uses your own body weight. It focuses on strengthening your stomach muscles, while also working your hips and lower back. You will curl your upper body up from the floor to a halfway position while keeping your core tight.

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Decline Sit-up

Intermediate
Abs

The decline sit-up is a tummy exercise you do on a slanted bench. Because you are lying head-down, gravity makes it harder to sit up. It works your abs, hips, and lower back.

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Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

This is a strength exercise for your butt, the back of your legs, and your lower back. You hold weights and bend forward at your hips. This move helps build strong muscles on the back of your body and teaches you how to bend correctly.

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Dumbbell Single Leg Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

This exercise works one leg at a time to make the muscles in your bottom, the back of your legs, and your lower back stronger. Because you must stand on one foot while holding a weight and bending forward, it also helps you improve your balance.

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Dumbbell Single Leg Deadlift With Stepbox Support

Intermediate
Glutes

This is a one-legged exercise that strengthens your bottom and the back of your legs. It also helps your lower back. You use a box to help you start in the right position. This move is great for building balance and strength.

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Dumbbell Stiff Leg Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

This lower body exercise works your glutes (bottom muscles) and the back of your legs, while also using your lower back. You bend forward at your hips with your legs mostly straight to feel a stretch and then work the muscles in the back of your body.

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Dumbbell Straight Leg Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

This exercise builds strength in your bottom, lower back, and the back of your legs. You simply hold weights, keep your back flat, and bend forward at your hips to lower the weights down before standing back up.

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Exercise Ball Seated Hamstring Stretch

Beginner
Hamstrings

This exercise uses a stability ball to stretch the muscles in the back of your legs. It also helps your bottom and lower back. You do this by rolling out on the ball and lowering your upper body to feel the stretch.

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Hanging Leg Hip Raise

Intermediate
Abs

This is a simple exercise where you use your own body weight to make your tummy muscles strong. You hang from a high bar and lift your legs up. This works your middle section and the front of your hips.

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Janda Sit-up

Advanced
Abs

This is a tough tummy exercise that targets your abs while keeping your hips relaxed. It takes strong muscles and careful control to do it the right way.

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Leg Pull In Flat Bench

Beginner
Abs

This is an exercise for your tummy muscles that you do while sitting on a bench. You use your own body weight to work your abs, hips, and lower back. To do it, you pull your knees up to your chest. You must use your muscles to stay steady and balanced.

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Lever Kneeling Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This is a stomach exercise done on a machine. You kneel down and twist your upper body from side to side. It helps make your abs, sides, and lower back stronger.

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Lever Reverse Hyperextension

Intermediate
Glutes

This machine exercise works your butt muscles (glutes). It also helps your hamstrings and lower back. You lie on your stomach and use your muscles to lift your legs up.

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Lever Seated Good Morning

Intermediate
Glutes

This machine exercise works your butt muscles, along with the back of your legs and lower back. While sitting down, you bend forward at your hips to push against the weight.

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Lying Elbow To Knee

Beginner
Abs

This is a tummy exercise you do on the floor without any weights. It works your abs and helps with your balance. You lie on your back and take turns bringing your elbow toward the opposite knee.

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Otis Up

Intermediate
Abs

This is a workout for your stomach muscles that uses extra weight. It also helps make your hips and lower back stronger. You lie down and curl your upper body forward, which uses your core strength.

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Pelvic Tilt

Beginner
Abs

This bodyweight exercise works your tummy muscles. It helps keep your core steady and makes your lower back healthy. Doctors often use it to help people heal, and it is a great starting move for beginners.

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Prone Twist On Stability Ball

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your tummy, side muscles, and lower back using a bouncy ball. Because the ball moves, you must use good balance. You will turn your upper body to the side while keeping your hips and legs very still.

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Rear Decline Bridge

Beginner
Glutes

The rear decline bridge is a simple floor exercise that strengthens your bottom and leg muscles. You lie on your back and lift your hips up to work your body's back side.

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Reverse Hyper Extension (on Stability Ball)

Intermediate
Glutes

This exercise uses a big bouncy ball to make your bottom and the back of your legs stronger. It also helps your lower back. Because the ball is wobbly, you have to balance carefully, which makes it harder than doing it on the floor.

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Reverse Hyper On Flat Bench

Beginner
Glutes

This bodyweight exercise strengthens your glutes, as well as your hamstrings and lower back. You lie on your stomach on a flat bench and lift your legs up, squeezing your glutes at the top.

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Smith Bent Knee Good Morning

Intermediate
Glutes

This is a lower body exercise done on a Smith machine. It mainly works the muscles in your bottom, but it also helps the back of your legs and your lower back. To do it, you bend forward at your hips with your knees bent just a little, keep your back straight while lowering your chest, and then stand back up.

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Smith Deadlift

Beginner
Glutes

This is a lower body exercise done on a Smith machine. It mostly works your butt muscles, but also uses your legs and lower back. Because the machine moves the bar in a straight line for you, it helps you stay steady and learn the movement easily.

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Spell Caster

Beginner
Abs

The spell caster is a core workout using a dumbbell. You stand up, bend forward at the waist, and twist your body to move the weight from one side to the other. It works your stomach muscles and side abs.

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Spine Twist

Beginner
Abs

The spine twist is a simple exercise you do while sitting on the floor. It works your stomach and back muscles. You keep your body tight and turn your upper body from side to side. This helps make your middle stronger and easier to move.

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Standing Wheel Rollerout

Advanced
Abs

This is a very hard exercise for your tummy muscles. It also uses your back and shoulders. You need to be strong and have good balance to do it safely.

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Trap Bar Deadlift

Intermediate
Glutes

The trap bar deadlift is a leg exercise that works your bottom, legs, and lower back. You use a special shaped bar that lets you stand up straighter. This position is often more comfortable for your back than using a straight bar.

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Weighted Decline Sit-up

Intermediate
Abs

This is a tummy exercise done on a slanted bench while using extra weight. It works your abs, hips, and lower back. Because of the slant and the added weight, this move is harder than a normal sit-up and needs strong core muscles.

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Weighted Front Plank

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise is a harder version of the normal plank. It adds extra weight to your body to make your tummy muscles, shoulders, and lower back stronger.

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Weighted Hanging Leg-hip Raise

Advanced
Abs

This is a hard exercise for your tummy muscles. It also works your hips and lower back. You hang from a high bar and lift your straight legs with weights on them to make your core strong.

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Weighted Overhead Crunch (on Stability Ball)

Intermediate
Abs

This exercise works your tummy muscles, side muscles, and lower back. Using the big exercise ball makes it harder to keep your balance. Holding a weight above your head adds extra work for your muscles, making the exercise tougher.

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Weighted Russian Twist

Intermediate
Abs

This is a workout for your tummy and side muscles. You do it by sitting down, holding a weight, and turning your upper body from side to side.

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