Back - Lower Exercises

Browse illustrated back - lower exercises. Every movement is shown with a picture, the muscles it works, the equipment you need, and how to perform it. Filter further by equipment or level once you find the muscle group you want to train.

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Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Hang Snatch exercise

Kettlebell Double Hang Snatch

Two-kettlebell snatch from the hang — explosive pull all the way overhead, brutal on grip and shoul…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Muscle Clean exercise

Kettlebell Double Muscle Clean

Strict two-kettlebell pull to the rack with no drop under, no knee re-bend — slow and brutally dema…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Muscle Snatch exercise

Kettlebell Double Muscle Snatch

Strict two-kettlebell pull from hang or floor to overhead, no rebend — slower and harder than the p…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Power Cleans exercise

Kettlebell Double Power Cleans

Two-kettlebell power clean from the floor — explosive pull with quarter-squat catch, the loadable b…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Power Snatch exercise

Kettlebell Double Power Snatch

Two-kettlebell power snatch from floor — explosive pull all the way overhead in one motion, the mos…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Squat Cleans exercise

Kettlebell Double Squat Cleans

Two-kettlebell clean with full front-squat catch — the most loadable bilateral kettlebell clean, de…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Double Squat Snatch exercise

Kettlebell Double Squat Snatch

Two-kettlebell snatch with full overhead-squat catch — extreme mobility, balance, and full-body pow…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Good Mornings exercise

Kettlebell Good Mornings

Hip-hinge with a kettlebell at chest or behind the neck — direct hamstring and lower-back work.

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Dead Clean exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Dead Clean

Single-kettlebell dead clean — pull from floor to rack, return to floor between reps, no swinging.

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Hang Clean exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Hang Clean

Single-kettlebell hang clean — hip-driven pull from hip level to the front rack, foundational unila…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Hang Snatch exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Hang Snatch

Single-kettlebell hang snatch — hip-driven pull from hip to overhead in one motion, defining unilat…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Muscle Clean exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Muscle Clean

Strict single-kettlebell pull to rack — slow and demanding, builds the third pull unilaterally.

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Muscle Snatch exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Muscle Snatch

Strict single-kettlebell pull from hang or floor to overhead, no rebend — strict shoulder and pull …

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Power Clean exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Power Clean

Single-kettlebell power clean from floor — explosive pull with quarter-squat catch, brutal anti-rot…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Power Snatch exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Power Snatch

Single-kettlebell power snatch from floor — explosive pull all the way to overhead in one motion, t…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Squat Clean exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Squat Clean

Single-kettlebell squat clean — pull from floor with full front-squat catch, brutal asymmetric fron…

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell One Arm Squat Snatch exercise

Kettlebell One Arm Squat Snatch

Single-kettlebell snatch with full overhead-squat catch — extreme mobility and unilateral overhead …

Advanced
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Single Arm Deadlift exercise

Kettlebell Single Arm Deadlift

A hip-hinge deadlift with a single kettlebell, training the posterior chain while resisting rotatio…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Single Leg Dead Lift exercise

Kettlebell Single Leg Dead Lift

Single-leg kettlebell Romanian deadlift — extreme balance, unilateral hip-extension, and trunk-cont…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlift exercise

Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlift

Single-side kettlebell deadlift — extreme anti-lateral-flexion demand from the asymmetric loading.

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Kettlebell Supermans exercise

Kettlebell Supermans

Loaded superman with kettlebell overhead — direct posterior-chain isometric work, brutal lower-back…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Medicine Ball Hip Hinge Toss exercise

Medicine Ball Hip Hinge Toss

Explosive medicine ball toss from a hip-hinge — generates power from the hips, classic athletic-pow…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Medicine Ball Superman exercise

Medicine Ball Superman

Loaded superman with medicine ball extended overhead — direct posterior-chain isometric work.

Beginner
Illustrated guide to the Plate Bent Over Rows exercise

Plate Bent Over Rows

A bent-over row gripping a weight plate, building the mid-back and lats while the hinged position t…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the RAM Row exercise

RAM Row

A bent-over row pulling the RAM to the torso, building the upper back, lats and biceps.

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Resistance Band Wide Superman exercise

Resistance Band Wide Superman

Prone band superman with arms extended wide — direct posterior-chain isometric work with band loadi…

Beginner
Illustrated guide to the Sandbag Bent Over Rows exercise

Sandbag Bent Over Rows

Upper-back row from a hinged position, hauling the sandbag to the lower ribs while the spinal erect…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Sandbag Deadlift exercise

Sandbag Deadlift

Hip-hinge deadlift lifting the sandbag off the floor, a forgiving entry point to the hinge that ham…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Sandbag Good Mornings exercise

Sandbag Good Mornings

Hamstring-loading hip hinge with the sandbag braced on the upper back, bowing the torso toward para…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Sandbag One Arm Row exercise

Sandbag One Arm Row

The upper back drives this single-arm sandbag row, the shifting filler forcing a tighter grip and h…

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Sandbag Rotational Deadlift exercise

Sandbag Rotational Deadlift

A hamstring-driven deadlift that picks the sandbag up from an offset to one side, training the hing…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Sandbag Single Leg Deadlift exercise

Sandbag Single Leg Deadlift

A single-leg RDL with the sandbag, hinging over the planted leg while the free leg extends behind f…

Intermediate
Illustrated guide to the Single Leg Deadlift to Knee Up exercise

Single Leg Deadlift to Knee Up

Single-leg deadlift returning to standing with explosive knee drive — combined hinge and power.

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Vibration Plate Deadlift exercise

Vibration Plate Deadlift

Deadlift on a vibration plate — adds nervous-system stimulus to the standard deadlift.

Foundation
Illustrated guide to the Vibration Plate Good Morning exercise

Vibration Plate Good Morning

Good morning on a vibration plate — adds nervous-system stimulus to the hip-hinge.

Beginner
Illustrated guide to the Vibration Plate Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlift exercise

Vibration Plate Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlift

Suitcase deadlift on a vibration plate — adds anti-lateral-flexion demand and vibration stimulus.

Advanced