Progression ladder for the Spine Stretch

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

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Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.

Easier and harder steps around the Spine Stretch

These are the substitutes for the Spine Stretch, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Spine Stretch scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Spine StretchPlay demonstration

Spine Stretch

  • Beginner
  • Bodyweight
  • Spine

Harder steps (6)

  1. Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms ExtendedPlay demonstration

    Exercise Ball Back Extension With Arms Extended

    • Beginner
    • Stability-ball
    • Spine
  2. Lever Back ExtensionPlay demonstration

    Lever Back Extension

    • Intermediate
    • Lever
    • Spine
  3. Lower Back CurlPlay demonstration

    Lower Back Curl

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Spine
  4. Scapula DipsPlay demonstration

    Scapula Dips

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Traps
  5. HyperextensionPlay demonstration

    Hyperextension

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Spine
  6. Hyperextension (On Bench)Play demonstration

    Hyperextension (On Bench)

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Spine

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