I work out about 4-6 times per week for about an hour. It is similar to what the military had me do since I figure it will help me to always pass the AFPT. Sometimes though I take a 2-3 day break because of the family and what not but today I was stepping into our garage and the moment foot fully settled I felt a tweak in back and since then I have felt the muscles tightening up.
What should I do? Today is a day when I will be able to exercise and I want to but I dont want to make something worse. I have no herniated disks or old back injuries. regular job is Police Officer so I wear body armor and a gun belt and most of time is in a car (really easy to slide into chubbiness with sloth) so I need to exercise to stay fit and sane.
So far it is only tightness and two Tylenol have helped but again; can I do push-ups, sit-ups or run?
Thanks all,
Hudson69
Back pain
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Re: Back pain
Depnds on how you feel. If you're not too bad, train as normal, but weart a weight Belt for things like Deadlifts.
If you think it's too serious perhaps, stick to Lower body stuff and Arm and Shoulder work, then do a bit of dynamic stretching, like Torso Twists, Scissor and Pulls etc etc, to loosen up the area.
If you think it's too serious perhaps, stick to Lower body stuff and Arm and Shoulder work, then do a bit of dynamic stretching, like Torso Twists, Scissor and Pulls etc etc, to loosen up the area.
Re: Back pain
twisting is the worse thing you can do
i'd say don't train if you don't know why you did it as then you don;t know what to avoid
i'd say don't train if you don't know why you did it as then you don;t know what to avoid
Re: Back pain
Well I am talking about light twists, not fast stuff or weighted twists. I think personally he might be fine if he does it with a slow easy tempo, but if not, he'll know anyway within the first 5 seconds, in which case avoid.
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Re: Back pain
Take it easy. You newer know what causes the pain.
Couple years back I had a similar experience. At that time I was racing 4X (extreme mountain biking). I lifted weights, trained with bike and was physically well rounded. One day I felt some pain in lower back region. I thought that it's nothing special. Two days later I had pain in left leg. After a week big toe was numb. The result - two herniated discs in lower back. The rehabilitation process took a whole year.
Now it's ok, I'm in the best physical shape of life. I'm actually thankful for the injury because it opened eyes and I understood what physical development is really about.
I don't want to scare you. But you never know!
I would suggest you to take couple days off and do some low intensity exercises to warm up those tight muscles.
Couple years back I had a similar experience. At that time I was racing 4X (extreme mountain biking). I lifted weights, trained with bike and was physically well rounded. One day I felt some pain in lower back region. I thought that it's nothing special. Two days later I had pain in left leg. After a week big toe was numb. The result - two herniated discs in lower back. The rehabilitation process took a whole year.
Now it's ok, I'm in the best physical shape of life. I'm actually thankful for the injury because it opened eyes and I understood what physical development is really about.
I don't want to scare you. But you never know!
I would suggest you to take couple days off and do some low intensity exercises to warm up those tight muscles.
Re: Back pain
these exercises might help to get some mobility back into the back
lye on the floor on your back with your feet flat on the floor and knees bent, bring one knee into the chest and hold with both hands for 5-10 sec, lower and repeat with the other leg, do this 5-10 times each leg.
start in same position and slowly lower both knees over to one side- keeping your chest facing the ceiling- go as far as you feel comfortable hold 5-10- secs then repeat over the other side again 5-10 times each side.
these are basic lower back mobility exercises but they can help with movement
remember to go only as far as you feel comfortable and never to discomfort
with back probs it can be so many factors from muscle weakness to tightness so stretching the hamstrings and muscles around the hip may help and seeing a physio or chiro for specific exercises for your prob is a good idea
if its painful then doing abs is not a good idea until the prob gets better but core strengthening might be ok
be careful running the faster you run the more impact goes through the body but at the end of the day you know how your body feels and it is important to keep moving everyday
lye on the floor on your back with your feet flat on the floor and knees bent, bring one knee into the chest and hold with both hands for 5-10 sec, lower and repeat with the other leg, do this 5-10 times each leg.
start in same position and slowly lower both knees over to one side- keeping your chest facing the ceiling- go as far as you feel comfortable hold 5-10- secs then repeat over the other side again 5-10 times each side.
these are basic lower back mobility exercises but they can help with movement
remember to go only as far as you feel comfortable and never to discomfort
with back probs it can be so many factors from muscle weakness to tightness so stretching the hamstrings and muscles around the hip may help and seeing a physio or chiro for specific exercises for your prob is a good idea
if its painful then doing abs is not a good idea until the prob gets better but core strengthening might be ok
be careful running the faster you run the more impact goes through the body but at the end of the day you know how your body feels and it is important to keep moving everyday
Re: Back pain
on the right track adiebon....they promote HIP mobility of which a lack of correlates with lower back pain