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Resistance Band Incline Reverse Hyperextension
How to do the resistance band incline reverse hyperextension, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie face down on an incline bench with your hips at the top edge and legs hanging down, a resistance band looped around your ankles and anchored low beneath you. Grip the bench for support, then contract your glutes and hamstrings to raise your legs behind you against the band until they reach body level. Pause, then lower under control.
- 1Glutes and hamstrings lifting your legs against the band
- 2Core braced so the movement comes from your hips, not a back swing
- 3A squeeze in your glutes at the top of each rep
Common mistakes
- Hyperextending or arching your lower back at the top
- Using momentum to fling your legs up
- Letting the band snap your legs back down without control
Muscles worked
The resistance band incline reverse hyperextension mainly works the lower back, with the glutes and hamstrings assisting.
- Lower BackPrimary
- GlutesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the resistance band incline reverse hyperextension for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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- How to do the resistance band assisted pull-up
- How to do the machine assisted pull-up
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- How to do the machine back extension
- How to do the back lever
Last reviewed June 2026.