Lower Back and Erectors training in the Pete Gawtry Fitness library
Specialisation · Bring-up block

Lower Back and Erectors

Four weeks pointed at one thing. Lower Back and Erectors twice a week, the rest of you kept honest.

  • 48Distinct sessions
  • 4Week block
  • 4Days a week
  • 3Levels

Lower Back and Erectors workout groups

Choose a group to see its exact workouts, primary muscle evidence and verified movement examples.

01 Spec Lowerback24 sessions · 120 main slots View group
  • Lower Back: 120 main slots
Spec Lowerback approved primary muscle map
WORKOUT ANIMATIONHyperextensions
  • Hyperextensions
  • Superman Holds
  • 45 Degree Hyperextension (Arms in Front of Chest)
  • 45 Degree Hyperextension Arms to Chest
  • Alternate Superman
24 workouts
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 1 Day 1 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 1 Day 1 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 1 Day 1 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 1 Day 3 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 1 Day 3 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 1 Day 3 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 2 Day 1 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 2 Day 1 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 2 Day 1 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 2 Day 3 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 2 Day 3 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 2 Day 3 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 3 Day 1 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 3 Day 1 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 3 Day 1 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 3 Day 3 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 3 Day 3 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 3 Day 3 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 4 Day 1 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 4 Day 1 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 4 Day 1 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 4 Day 3 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 4 Day 3 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Lower Back, Week 4 Day 3 (Intermediate)
02 Upper12 sessions · 48 main slots View group
  • Chest: 12 main slots
  • Lats: 12 main slots
  • Shoulders: 12 main slots
  • Middle Back: 12 main slots
Upper approved primary muscle map
WORKOUT ANIMATIONAssisted Chin Up Normal Width Reverse Grip
  • Assisted Chin Up Normal Width Reverse Grip
  • Assisted Chin-Up on a Bench
  • Assisted Pull Up Close Grip
  • Band Kneeling One Arm Pull Down
  • Band Kneeling Lat Pulldown
12 workouts
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 1 Day 2 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 1 Day 2 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 1 Day 2 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 2 Day 2 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 2 Day 2 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 2 Day 2 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 3 Day 2 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 3 Day 2 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 3 Day 2 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 4 Day 2 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 4 Day 2 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Upper Body, Week 4 Day 2 (Intermediate)
03 Full Body12 sessions · 48 main slots View group
  • Quadriceps: 12 main slots
  • Chest: 12 main slots
  • Hamstrings: 12 main slots
  • Lats: 10 main slots
  • Middle Back: 2 main slots
Full Body approved primary muscle map
WORKOUT ANIMATIONBarbell Squats To A Bench
  • Barbell Squats To A Bench
  • Barbell Squats To A Bench Chained
  • Barbell Front Chest Bench Squat
  • Barbell Front Squat
  • Barbell Front Squats Cross Grip
12 workouts
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 1 Day 4 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 1 Day 4 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 1 Day 4 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 2 Day 4 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 2 Day 4 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 2 Day 4 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 3 Day 4 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 3 Day 4 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 3 Day 4 (Intermediate)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 4 Day 4 (Advanced)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 4 Day 4 (Beginner)
  • Lower Back and Erectors — Full Body, Week 4 Day 4 (Intermediate)

What is in the block

Every session in Lower Back and Erectors, named, with how big each one is. The sets, reps and the order they go in are in the app — that is the part you are paying a coach for.

  • 48 sessions
  • 4 weeks
  • 4 days a week
  • Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Beginner16 sessions · 4 weeks
  • Week 1 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 24 exercises · 20 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 44 exercises · 19 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 24 exercises · 20 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 44 exercises · 19 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
Intermediate16 sessions · 4 weeks
  • Week 1 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 24 exercises · 20 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 44 exercises · 19 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 24 exercises · 20 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 44 exercises · 19 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 15 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 35 exercises · 23 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
Advanced16 sessions · 4 weeks
  • Week 1 · Day 15 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 35 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 1 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 15 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 35 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 2 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 15 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 35 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 3 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 15 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 24 exercises · 22 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 35 exercises · 25 sets
  • Week 4 · Day 44 exercises · 22 sets

What this block is

Lower Back and Erectors runs as a 4-week block, 4 days a week, and there are 48 distinct sessions in it. No two share an exercise sequence and no two share a title, so a block gives you a different session every time you train it. The progression comes from load, volume and density — not from handing you the same workout again under a new name.

It is written at beginner, intermediate and advanced, so it is picked to match where you actually are rather than where a programme assumes you are.

It carries the Muscle Gain nutrition template, so the way you eat matches the block you are in. A strength phase and a fat-loss phase are not fed the same way.

Every exercise in it has its own animation of the movement inside the app. No stick figures, and no written description standing in for a demonstration.

How you actually get it

Read every session on this page first — that is what it is here for. When you want it as your plan, Pete sets the loads, fits it round the days you can actually train and the kit you have, and signs it off before it reaches your app. Six questions is all it takes, and if your training changes you go back and take a different route.

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