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Isolation · Intermediate

Reverse Nordic

Isolation isolation exercise using bodyweight.
Movement pattern
Isolation
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Bodyweight
Mechanics
Isolation
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Reverse Nordic

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Rectus femoris (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (prime mover, high emphasis)

  • Hip extensionsecondary action

    Gluteus maximus (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action · resisted

    Rectus abdominis (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Transverse abdominis (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

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