Superman exercise for lower back: BodySpex fitness w/ Jai

Can you do this with addtional weight like two dumbells?

nice video very good info
could u put more for lower back

great video

I heard this can give you a big buttt (: Hope its true

Unfortunately, not a good exercise. Yes, read McGill...to much compression and shearing forces on the lumbar spine. An exercise to totally avoid.

Mark Kane LPT

Can you provide a link? I googled it and couldn't find anything that simply explained the problem.

he says his name in th beginning and at the end

At that time there have been different ways to measure stuff and different ideas about fitness. The old model of endurance for example and that running in a fat burning is the best way to shed fat.

The Superman is not a very functional exercise due to its position. I doubt you will ever want to run around in hyperextension of your lumbar spine.

As this is a position you dont want to be in in the first place, isometric strange in such a motion is quite unnecessary.