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⚔️The Invention of the Reverse Hyper⚔️

🔺Louie Simmons invented the Reverse Hyper to answer the problems he faced after suffering a severe injury.

🔺Despite achieving an elite powerlifting total with no gear, in 1973, Louie broke his back at the L5-L3 and separated his SI joint (Sacroiliac joint). As a result of the injury, he was on crutches for 10 months, leaving him unable to lift weights and compete. Louie could not even complete a simple back raise to begin strengthening his lower back.

🔺At that moment, Louie analyzed the movement and decided to try it in reverse. He noticed performing the movement increased the blood flow to his lower back. This resulted in less sciatic pain and that is the birth of the Reverse Hyper.

🔺The first Reverse Hyper was a wood platform made of 2x6’s in a rack that Louie would prop himself on top of. He would raise his legs backward and forward with 25 pound plates that were strapped in between his ankles using a carpenter's belt. This was the first time he was able to lower his legs past 90% again with no pain.

🔺After Louie performed the movement, he noticed it felt great and continued to rehab his back by himself. Just five years later in 1978, he was back to deadlifting over 700 lbs. at 198 lbs. of body weight.

🔺In 1983, Louie Simmons broke his back again as he pushed the limits of his strength potential. A surgeon wanted to take out two discs, fuse his back and remove the bone spurs to fix his broken back.

🔺Louie refused surgery and began to rehab himself once again since he knew the Reverse Hyper had helped him in the past. The Reverse Hyper was instrumental for helping rehab Louie's back and increasing the strength all who used it.

🔺This was integral for the heights the Westside lifters achieved and the reason why the Reverse Hyper is used by so many across the world.

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