How to do it
Brace your core before each repetition to maintain spinal stability.
- 1
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a bottle in each hand in front of your thighs.
- 2
With straight legs and a flat back, hinge at the hips to lower the bottles toward the floor.
- 3
Keep the bottles close to your legs and lower as far as your hamstring flexibility allows without rounding your back.
- 4
Squeeze your glutes and hamstrings to return to the starting position.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Keep a micro-bend in your knees to avoid hyperextension and maintain tension in the hamstrings and glutes throughout the exercise.
Common mistakes
- ✕Rounding the back during the descent
- ✕Letting the bottles drift away from the legs
- ✕Bending the knees too much during the hinge