Training Pain

[USMlax]

Recently, I've noticed a significant increase in lumbar back pain when doing my ab workouts (leg lifts and crunches). Has anyone had similar problems, and if so, what did you do to combat them?

[Falconsmikevick]

I have a similar problem, when i do any ab works w/ my legs, i get horrible pains in my thighs...

[AZlax9]

That happened to me i think. Like you do leg lifts and it hurts your lower back. I just concentrated on keeping my back straight, cause i found i was using one side of my back more than the other to keep my legs up. And thats what caused the pain. Or just dont do leglifts for a month,

[LongIslandLax]

Be Careful..and stretch it. I have had pain in my back when doing bicep curls and it ended up into back spasms. Worst pain of my life.

[Cburylax]

Recently, I've noticed a significant increase in lumbar back pain when doing my ab workouts (leg lifts and crunches). Has anyone had similar problems, and if so, what did you do to combat them?

If you haven't had a contact injury to your low back, you most likely have overtight and overactive hip flexors (among other things). The group of muscles attaches to your lumbar vertebrae and to the lesser trochanter of your femur, so doing leg raises or leg lifts (and their variations) can aggravate your low back. You also have an inactive glute complex but since you probably have no idea what I'm talking about you should go see a Physical therapist.

There are stretches and pre-hab exercises you can do.

C

[USMlax]

If you haven't had a contact injury to your low back, you most likely have overtight and overactive hip flexors (among other things). The group of muscles attaches to your lumbar vertebrae and to the lesser trochanter of your femur, so doing leg raises or leg lifts (and their variations) can aggravate your low back. You also have an inactive glute complex but since you probably have no idea what I'm talking about you should go see a Physical therapist.

There are stretches and pre-hab exercises you can do.

C

Seeing as it's not excruciating pain and just incessant aching, I may hold off on the physical therapist to save some $$$$. Do you have any stretches that may help to alleviate or lessen my problems? Also, how frequently should I stretch? I hear 3-4 times a day 3x20-30 seconds...

[cool beans]

my lower back hurts after i run

[Cburylax]

Seeing as it's not excruciating pain and just incessant aching, I may hold off on the physical therapist to save some $$$$. Do you have any stretches that may help to alleviate or lessen my problems? Also, how frequently should I stretch? I hear 3-4 times a day 3x20-30 seconds...

I actually have quite a few but they're too hard to describe. Try googling hip flexor stretches and see what you get.

[shiftylax]

Also, it might be your hammy's. People never stretch their hamstrings enough before or after a run or lift.

[BuckWyld]

is it pain, tightness or soreness there is a difference. also leglifts are not a particuarly effective ab exercise, they hit the hip flexors more than the abs.

[Cburylax]

Also, it might be your hammy's. People never stretch their hamstrings enough before or after a run or lift.

Shifty 1, Cbury 0

(damnit...I should know that :worship:)

[cool beans]

Also, it might be your hammy's. People never stretch their hamstrings enough before or after a run or lift.
i streach the hammys more than any other musscle. like 30 seconds each side

[Cburylax]

Ok...I figured I'd add a little more to this cause I'm bored. If you do indeed have an anterior pelic tilt which is causing low back pain, its true that your hip flexors are short and overactive. Reciprocal inhibition occurs in the glute complex (your glutes) meaning that your primary hip extensor is "turned off". The hamstrings primary role in hip extension is to aid the glutes as a synergist (helper muscle). Now if your glutes are inactive, that means the hamstrings will have to take on more of the responsibility of hip extension (called synergistic dominance) and will result in your hamstrings being forced to do more work they're really built for and stabilize the pelvis as well.

If you overstretch your hamstrings with an anterior pelvic tilt, it actually may decrease stability in your pelvis and result in a pull muscle or other injury.

All this because of tight hip flexors......crazy huh.....

Shifty 1, Cbury 1