Upper back · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Elevator
The elevator is a bodyweight exercise targeting the upper back. It involves bending forward at the waist while keeping the back straight, then returning to a standing position. This movement helps strengthen the upper back and improves posture.
- Primary muscle
- Upper back
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Back
How to do Elevator, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- Place your hands on your hips or cross them in front of your chest.
- Keeping your back straight, slowly bend forward at the waist, lowering your upper body towards the ground.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, then slowly raise your upper body back up to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Elevator works your upper back as the main mover, with help from your shoulders and trapezius.
Track Elevator in SPLYT
Elevator is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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