CrossFit Discussion Board - View Single Post - Ab/lower back strength and endurance discrepency

Roger Harrell · 08-21-2006, 07:55 AM

In a weighted back extension you can get more of a whip than in a weighted glute ham situp (dependant on how you're doing the weighting and how flexible your shoulders are). This makes the back extension a bit easier when weighted, so it may be more of a mechanics thing.

08-21-2006, 07:55 AM	#5
Roger Harrell Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Rafael CA Posts: 2,318	In a weighted back extension you can get more of a whip than in a weighted glute ham situp (dependant on how you're doing the weighting and how flexible your shoulders are). This makes the back extension a bit easier when weighted, so it may be more of a mechanics thing.