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Jefferson Curl exercise illustration

Jefferson Curl

Rolling the spine down one vertebra at a time with dumbbells and straight legs from a box, a loaded stretch for the back and hamstrings.

Body part
Back
Equipment
Dumbbell
Category
Stretching
Pattern
Hinge
Mainly works
Hamstrings and lower back
Also
Upper back

Cues

  1. Stand on a box, legs straight
  2. Tuck the chin and roll down slowly
  3. Let the weights hang past the box top
  4. Roll back up one vertebra at a time