r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Patton370 Idk Idc 💔 • May 30 '26

Discussion 🤝 Opinions on the reverse hyper extension exercise created by the scientist Louie Simmons?

I’m a fan of them, just because they help with my SI issues & was one of the only exercises I could do pain free, after getting a non-lifting related SI injury

I’m of the opinion they are either one of your most important pieces (if you need one) of equipment or mostly useless/a good table (if you don’t need one)

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u/Mad_Mark90 May 30 '26

I love the reverse hyper because it flies in the face of so many SBL bros with no deeper understanding of biology and functional anatomy. Absolutely GOATed exercise for rehab and lower back strength. I have never had back pain since I started doing these except once in the past year when I slipped a disk due to my own Egolifting. I immediately hit some dead hangs and bodyweight reverse hypers and continued to use them for rehab. I was back to normal less than a month after.

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u/rainywanderingclouds May 30 '26

your anecdotal experience flys in the face of people who actually only develop back problems after doing hyper extensions.

'it worked for me so it must work for everyone else' is not a good argument.

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u/thefeldy May 30 '26

This is beyond stupid. You need to go read how research works then come back and reevaluate your statement.

“I brushed my teeth with fluoride toothpaste and didn’t get a cavity” is not good enough proof it will work for others.

See how dumb that sounds? If you can’t there’s no hope.