How to do cuff rear lifts

Video Transcript

In this clip, we're going to be doing a rear lift with an extra cuff. Keep your body in an upright position. Shoulders back. Head level. Back nice and straight. Now the key to this exercise, is not to put too much emphasis on the back. Because we're working the glutes, the hamstrings and the calf muscles. O.k., upright position. And lift. Now this doesn't feel like a very big movement. But with the extra resistance which is added, you're going to feel it a lot more. Now you can also increase the lever. Start with your leg back, a little bit further. If that's too easy. And just lift from there. Keeping your body in an upright position. Keeping your stabilizing legs, slightly bent. And wherever you're holding on. Make sure it's not further up, than shoulder level. See, I can't lift the quad as high. Because it's a little more challenging. Of course, if that's too much of a lever for you. You can come back to the starting position and lift. Squeeze up and lift. As you lift your rear leg, you want to be tightening your glute muscles. Then releasing. Tighten and release.