How to do a Loop Band Superman Press
Reviewed by Jim Parker, CPT, B.A. Kinesiology
About Loop Band Superman Press
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Instructions for Proper Form
This exercise is a more complex variation of the superman. Like a standard superman, this exercise primarily targets your back, lower back, glutes, and hamstrings. In addition to the usual benefits of a superman, the added movement gives you more range of motion to help engage your back.
- Lie face down on the ground or on a mat with a loop band around your wrists.
- Double up the loop band if you need more tension in the band.
- Engage the muscles on the back of your body to raise your chest, arms and legs off the ground.
- Hold this position.
- Engage your back and shoulders to pull the band apart.
- Bring your elbows down toward your sides.
- If you can, pull the band behind your head.
- Hold your farthest contraction for a moment before reversing the movement.
- Return to the starting position.
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