l o w b A c k e x e r c I s e s
s I t b A c k
( l e n g t h e n )
S t a r t : K n e e l , p o s i t i o n
s h i n s o n f l a t s i d e o f
l o n g h a l f - r o u n d r o l l e r
w i t h h i p s d i r e c t l y
a b o v e k n e e s , b a c k
s t r a i g h t a n d p a r a l l e l
t o f l o o r. P o s i t i o n
h a n d s o n l o n g r o u n d
r o l l e r d i r e c t l y u n d e r
s h o u l d e r s . S t r a i g h t e n
a r m s w i t h p a l m s
f a c i n g d o w n w a r d .
F i n i s h : S l o w l y s i t
b a c k w a r d , r o l l a r m s
f o r w a r d w h i l e l o w e r i n g
c h e s t t o w a r d k n e e s
a n d a r c h i n g b a c k .
K e e p f e e t o n f l o o r,
b u t t o c k s a b o v e h e e l s ,
a r m s s t r a i g h t a n d h e a d d o w n . H o l d a n d s l o w l y
r e t u r n t o s t a r t p o s i t i o n .
A r M / l e g l I F t
( s t r e n g t h e n )
S t a r t : K n e e l , p o s i t i o n
s h i n s o n f l a t s i d e o f
s h o r t ( o r l o n g ) h a l f -
r o u n d r o l l e r w i t h
h i p s d i r e c t l y a b o v e
k n e e s , b a c k s t r a i g h t
a n d p a r a l l e l t o f l o o r.
P o s i t i o n h a n d s o n
f l a t s i d e o f l o n g h a l f -
r o u n d r o l l e r d i r e c t l y
u n d e r s h o u l d e r s .
S t r a i g h t e n a r m s
w i t h p a l m s f a c i n g
d o w n w a r d .
F i n i s h : S l o w l y l i f t
o n e a r m s t r a i g h t u p
a n d f o r w a r d w h i l e
s i m u l t a n e o u s l y
l i f t i n g o p p o s i t e l e g u p a n d b a c k w a r d . K e e p
f e e t o f f f l o o r, h i p s d i r e c t l y a b o v e k n e e s , b a c k
s t r a i g h t , h e a d d o w n , a n d a b d o m i n a l m u s c l e s
t i g h t . H o l d a n d s l o w l y r e t u r n t o s t a r t p o s i t i o n .
N O T E : L i f t o n l y t h e a r m o r o n l y t h e l e g t o
d e c r e a s e d i f f i c u l t y.
l o w b A c k e x e r c I s e s ( C O N T i N u E d )
k n e e s t o c h e s t
( l e n g t h e n )
S t a r t : L i e o n b a c k , p o s i t i o n s h o r t
( o r l o n g ) r o u n d r o l l e r a c r o s s l o w
b a c k . B e n d l e g s , p o s i t i o n h a n d s
b e h i n d k n e e s , a n d b r i n g k n e e s
t o w a r d c h e s t . P o s i t i o n k n e e s
h i p w i d t h a p a r t w i t h h e a d a n d
s h o u l d e r s o n t h e f l o o r.
F i n i s h : G e n t l y p r e s s l o w b a c k
i n t o r o l l e r w h i l e p u l l i n g k n e e s
t o w a r d s h o u l d e r s . K e e p h e a d a n d
s h o u l d e r s o n f l o o r, t o e s p o i n t e d
u p w a r d , a n d a b d o m i n a l m u s c l e s
t i g h t . H o l d a n d s l o w l y r e t u r n t o
s t a r t p o s i t i o n .
C a u t i o n : O n c e e x e r c i s e i s
c o m p l e t e d , s l o w l y l o w e r f e e t t o
t h e f l o o r o n e a t a t i m e .
P l A n k
( s t r e n g t h e n )
St ar t: Li e o n b a ck , p os i ti on
lo n g r o un d r o ll e r a cr o s s
sh ou l d er s w i th b utt oc k s o n
the fl o or. Pl a ce ad d i ti on al
sh or t (o r l on g ) r o l l er ac r os s
b a ck o f l eg s ju s t ab o ve
he el s , st r ai g h ten l eg s an d
p o s iti o n fee t h i p w id th a p a r t.
Cl a sp h an d s b e hi n d he a d
w it h e l b ow s fac i ng o u tw ar d .
F i n i s h : S l o w l y t i g h t e n
l o w b a c k m u s c l e s , l i f t i n g
h i p s a n d b u t t o c k s u p w a r d o f f f l o o r. K e e p h e a d
s u p p o r t e d , b o d y s t r a i g h t , c h e s t l i f t e d , a n d
a b d o m i n a l m u s c l e s t i g h t . H o l d a n d s l o w l y r e t u r n
t o s t a r t p o s i t i o n .
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G e n e r a l C a r e
• K e e p F o a m R o l l e r s a w a y f r o m s m a l l
c h i l d r e n o r p e t s .
• K e e p F o a m R o l l e r d r y. A v o i d u s i n g i n a n d
a r o u n d w a t e r.
• F o a m R o l l e r i s n o t t o b e u s e a s a w a t e r
s a f e t y f l o a t a t i o n d e v i c e .
G e n e r a l U s e
• A l w a y s p e r f o r m g e n e r a l w a r m - u p a c t i v i t i e s
p r i o r t o p e r f o r m i n g F o a m R o l l e r e x e r c i s e s .
• P e r f o r m o n l y t h e e x e r c i s e s a s s h o w n i n
t h i s c h a r t , o r o t h e r S P R I ® i n f o r m a t i o n a l
r e s o u r c e s .
• P e r f o r m e x e r c i s e s i n a s l o w a n d c o n t r o l l e d
m a n n e r.
• M a i n t a i n s a f e p o s t u r e & o p t i m a l s p i n a l
a l i g n m e n t w h i l e p e r f o r m i n g a l l f o a m r o l l e r
e x e r c i s e s .
• A v o i d s t r a i n i n g o r h o l d i n g b r e a t h w h i l e
p e r f o r m i n g e x e r c i s e s .
• D i s c o n t i n u e a n y e x e r c i s e t h a t i s
u n c o m f o r t a b l e o r c a u s e s p a i n .
• C o n s u l t y o u r p h y s i c i a n b e f o r e b e g i n n i n g
a n y t y p e o f e x e r c i s e p r o g r a m .
FR-C / v.2013
D e v e l o p e d b y G r e g N i e d e r l a n d e r, M . S .
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