Back Extension vs Butterfly Pull Up

Maximizing Your Back Workout Plan

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Planfit users log Back Extension more often — 6,073 sessions vs 14. Compare Back form, muscles worked, and when to use each.

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Planfit Users' Choice about Back Extension vs Butterfly Pull Up : Which is Better?

Based on randomly selected data from 1 million completed workouts, Planfit users log Back Extension more often — 6,073 sessions compared to 14 for Butterfly Pull Up.

Popularity is not the whole answer. Back Extension and Butterfly Pull Up differ in the muscles they load, the equipment they need, and how hard they are to learn — the comparison below covers each.

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How to Back Extension

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Back Extension muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Please lower down by bending your hips while keeping your chest open.
  2. 2. Engage your core and come up by extending your hips.

Coach's Comment

  1. 1. Please be careful not to relax your core throughout the exercise.
  2. 2. Please keep your chest open to avoid rounding your back.

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How to Butterfly Pull Up

Butterfly Pull Up gif

Butterfly Pull Up muscles worked: Back

Form

  1. 1. Use the recoil to pull your arms so that your chest touches the bar.
  2. 2. Pull your arms naturally while squeezing your shoulder blades together.
  3. 3. Please repeat for the specified number of times.

Coach's Comment

  1. Please rise using the strength of your shoulder blades instead of your arms.

If you want to know a detailed guide to Butterfly Pull Up, alternative exercises, and its benefits, check it out here. Check out the Butterfly Pull Up Guide page of our blog!

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