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Strength exercise

Reverse Nordic

How to do it

  1. Kneel upright on a padded surface with your knees about hip-width apart.
  2. Brace your core and squeeze your glutes to keep your hips fully extended.
  3. Slowly lean your torso backward as one rigid unit, hinging at the knees.
  4. Lower under control as far as your quads allow while keeping your hips straight.
  5. Drive through your quads to return to the upright kneeling position.
  6. Move slowly and keep tension on the quadriceps throughout.

Muscles worked

QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises
Rectus FemorisQuadriceps muscle that crosses both hip and knee, responsible for knee extension and hip flexion.

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Type
Strength
Equipment
Bodyweight
Primary muscles
Quadriceps, Rectus Femoris
Measured in
Reps and weight