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Hyperextension and Reverse Hyperextension Benefits - Read this great article, written by Dwayne Hines, on how to enhance your workouts, and add some real power to your lifts

Do you want to improve your squatting capabilities? You should. Olympic coach Harvey Newton notes that "the basic squat is the foundation for not only weightlifting but also nearly every functional athletic movement in sport today." Boyd Epley, founder of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A.) states in his book The Path to Athletic Power that "the squat is the best exercise to develop lean body mass." And at the core, that’s what its about, isn’t it? Building lean body mass is the end goal, and the squat is the premium tool with which to do it. Essentially, the best way to build big muscles is to squat. 

If you want to maximize your squatting, a group you want to gain some insight from are the powerlifters. Powerlifters squat with incredible tonnage and build up super powerful legs. Powerlifters employ the top techniques for squatting that is truly impressive. 

One of the techniques that some top powerlifters employ to benefit their squatting is to target the hamstrings. Top powerlifters, particularly those from Louie Simmon’s famous Westside Barbell gym, have found a correlation between strong hamstrings and powerful squatting. The hamstrings, it turns out, play a key role in maximum squatting (and deadlifting also). 

To target the hamstrings, powerlifters employ a couple of types of hyperextension movements – the standard hyperextension, and the reverse hyperextension. 

The connection here is that if you build up your hamstrings (via hyperextension and reverse hyperextension exercises), you will in turn improve your squat, which in turn builds up lean muscle mass in the body. 

The hyperextension is familiar to many but the reverse hyperextension is unique. However, if you Google the term you can quickly spot several examples of how it is performed (via online videos, Youtube, etc.) that show how to perform it. 

http://www.ehow.com/how_4592896_do-reverse-hyperextension-exercise-bench.html

There are a couple of obvious takeaways here. First, if you are not squatting, you need to be. And second, add some hyperextension movements and reverse hyperextension exercises to your workouts.

Dwayne Hines is the author of "The Growth Zone" – a new approach to building mass muscle fast.