Core exercises you can do for your back. Core exercises you can do for your back.

Dumbbell Good Mornings

Core Exercises for your Back
Position the dumbbells to your sides. Keep your head up, back straight and your knees slightly bent. Bend at the waist and lean forward until your upper body is parallel to the ground. Pause briefly then return to the starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.

Barbell Good Mornings

Core Exercises for your Back
Position the barbell so it is resting on your lower traps and across your rear delts. Position your body just as you would if you were squatting. Keep your head up, back straight and your knees slightly bent. Bend at the waist and lean forward until your upper body is parallel to the ground. Pause briefly then return to the starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.

Barbell Deadlift

Core Exercises for your Back
With the loaded bar on the floor, stand close to the bar with your feet a little narrower than shoulder width apart. Bend at the knees and grip the bar about shoulder width with one palm facing in and one palm facing out. Get into a squat position. Keep your head up and the bar close to your shins. Drive through with your legs as you lift the weight up until you are standing in an upright position with your back locked. Keep the bar close to your body and squat back down, lowering the weight to the starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.

Ball Rise and Shine Intermediate

Core Exercises for your Back
Primary Muscle Group: Low Back

Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise: Gluteus Maximus, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, Quadratus Lumborum, Iliocostalis Lumborum.

Preparation: Kneel on the floor and bring the ball up close to you. Lie forward on the ball with your abdomen right on top of the ball and place both palms on the floor in front of you in a wide stance.

Breathing: Exhale as you lift your torso; inhale when you release back to start.

Cables Back Extension

Core Exercises for your Back
Stand on platform and hold cable handles to your sides. Keep your head up, back straight and your knees slightly bent. Bend at the waist and lean forward until your upper body is parallel to the ground. Pause briefly then return to the starting position. Do not allow muscles to relax before next repetition.