Lumbar hyperextension at end range
Anterior core fails; lower back takes the full load.
Overactive muscles
Erector spinaeHip flexorsLatissimus dorsi
Corrective work
Foam RollHip flexors↗Foam RollLats↗StretchLat stretch (kneeling overhead)↗Core · Core
Standing Ab Wheel Rollout
Coaching cues
- Stand; wheel on the floor; push out while hinging at the hips
- Maintain a rigid trunk — no lumbar extension at any point
- Go only as far as control allows
- Pull back by contracting the abs and lats simultaneously
Common faults 2
Knees bend to reduce range
Unconscious regression to a kneeling rollout to manage the load.
Overactive muscles
Hip flexorsQuadriceps
Corrective work
Foam RollHip flexors↗StretchHalf-kneeling hip flexor stretch↗