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What's a good home exercise for the lower back?
It seems there are a ton of easy ab exercises, but very few for the lower back to keep the muscles balanced as your abs get stronger. What are simple home exercises for the lower back?
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How can I strengthen my lower back
I was diagnosed for "Muscle Spasm" a while ago for my lower back pain. The pain went away for about a year and then came back again. I had a blood test taken and found out that I am deficient in ...
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Need help with lower back pain while on stronglifts 5x5
I just started doing strong lifts 5x5 program and am paranoid about hurting myself. I am almost 300 lbs, and haven't done much exercise other than walking for the past long as I can remember. I was ...
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Deadlifts and squats with hyperlordosis?
Im 22 years old, 170cm, ~90kh weight, starting some efforts to get in shape. Im going to the gym 3 times a week, trying to stay in a 6-10 rep per set range, changed my diet to low-carb, trying to put ...
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What are exercises for better posture and flexibility?
I know it's a big question but i'm a guy who tend to sit all day long on a chair, sometimes without a great posture, arching my back and not sitting straight.
I want to know if there's a key exercise ...
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Lower back pain relief
I have been weight training for 18 months, and in the past few months have started to get lower back pain. I particularly feel it when I wake up in the morning. Nothing too serious or painful but I ...
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Strength Training and a Bad Back
I've always been leery of weights - it takes me months of very steady progress before I feel at home with them. By comparison: Yoga and Cardio come naturally to me. The only time I did weights ...
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Strength training after back injury
I recently injured my back and am anxious to get back to the gym, but I'm used to free-weight exercises and not exactly excited about having to use machines. Are there good options for lower body, ...
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What is the correct form for seated shoulder press with dumbbells?
When doing seated shoulder presses, must the bench be set to 90 degrees? I seem to be seeing many videos where people are setting up the bench to about one notch before 90. Last night I tried this ...
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Safe exercises after L5-S1 disc problem
I have been diagnosticated with an L5-S1 disc protrusion which is less than a herniation. Most of the disc herniations occurs at L5-S1 disc, so I think it is a common problem.
It happens a few months ...
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Stretching/posture/exercise for separating vertebrae in spine?
what is the best exercise/stretching/posture that will separate the vertebrae of the spine? I want to do this because I read that separating the vertebrae will allow the compressed intervertebral ...
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Lower back pain when stretching hamstrings
I went to defence forces 4 months ago and have had intense training and stuff without no good physical base before.
Had to carry a 60 pound bag for miles on my back etc and now having lower back pain ...
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“Safe” Ab Exercise
I've been trying to find safe abdominal exercises. That is to say, executing the exercises I have learned through my life I can feel the vertebrae in my lower back rubbing/grinding against each ...
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Building strength with Spondylosis (L5-S1 degeneration)
I realize YANMD but I've been frustrated with my lack of progress. About two years ago I was finally struggling enough with my back pain (difficulty standing for long periods, pain when lying flat, ...
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My current office chair makes back ache [closed]
I know this is probably not a usual question you see on here but anyways. I have over the past year purchased three different office chairs. They have all seemed fine for the first few months, however ...
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What I should watch out for when training with an anomaly of closure the spinal arch? [closed]
I recently suffered a lumbago while doing muaythai and found out that I was born with an anomaly of closure of the spinal arch - I had always just assumed a hollow back (see this earlier questions ...
