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Thanks again all.Logan1 said:Smoke going up. I am trying to be careful with my back now after doing some stupid stuff a couple years ago
Logan the best way to be "careful" with your back is too keep it strong. It's a damned drag to do the exercises but they do go a long way in keeping things together in the future.
An old aquaintance of mine wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning if he wasn't faithful with his back exercises every night.
I can only wish I had it to do over again. You and others still have a chance.
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Thanks Yvsa, I was thinking exercise is the key, and doing it consistantly. I always start working the lower back and then give it up for awhileYvsa said:
I have been laying face down on the floor and bending my lower body and upper body up(back bends?) working my lower back. I have been doing them every day or every other day for about the last 2 weeks, 3 sets of 10 reps holding each rep for about 3 seconds. I figure this should tighten things up. If anyone has any exercises or websites showing them for bad lower backs I would be happy to hear it
I'll probably start looking them up on the net.
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OK, I officially hate this.
But...one simple bar-bell, maybe 18 inches long and a weight of ten pounds on it IN THE CENTER, with two "keepers" will work as a wheel and as a lower back/stomach strengthener.
Kneel on a cushion of some sort, and very carefully, roll away by extending your arms and then roll back. You don't have to extend far, in fact, it is better if you don't for a few days/weeks. Just stretch out and back.
You will be using your forearms, bi- and tri- ceps, stomach, shoulders, and lower back, as well as your buttocks and thighs a bit.
Takes up NO space.
Should you choose to, you can also use the same thing for two-handed curls while standing and it will work arms, wrists, shoulders and stomach and back a bit. You don't need more weight, just repeat.
If you change grips, from palm up, to palm down, you will find yet new muscles.
And, if you get sick of exercise, you can use the weight as an anchor .
Read the safety thread. The out-of-shape muscles will be there when you are rested. Go slow.
But...one simple bar-bell, maybe 18 inches long and a weight of ten pounds on it IN THE CENTER, with two "keepers" will work as a wheel and as a lower back/stomach strengthener.
Kneel on a cushion of some sort, and very carefully, roll away by extending your arms and then roll back. You don't have to extend far, in fact, it is better if you don't for a few days/weeks. Just stretch out and back.
You will be using your forearms, bi- and tri- ceps, stomach, shoulders, and lower back, as well as your buttocks and thighs a bit.
Takes up NO space.
Should you choose to, you can also use the same thing for two-handed curls while standing and it will work arms, wrists, shoulders and stomach and back a bit. You don't need more weight, just repeat.
If you change grips, from palm up, to palm down, you will find yet new muscles.
And, if you get sick of exercise, you can use the weight as an anchor .
Read the safety thread. The out-of-shape muscles will be there when you are rested. Go slow.
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And yet another that I used to do that actually made my back feel good.
Lay on your back and pull your knees up. Slowly and I mean Slowly raise your back one vertebrae at a time until you're as high as you can go. I used to be able to be on my shoulders at the top.
Then reverse and Slowly and I mean Slowly lower your back one vertebrae at a time until you are as perfectly flat as possible. Repeat.
You should get too where you can feel each single vertebrae move until it's almost perfectly flat on the floor.
I used to do 3 sets of ten at least three days a week and this was just when I had an occasional back ache and before all the trouble started. Had I of kept it up I may not be in the shape I'm in today.:grumpy:
Lay on your back and pull your knees up. Slowly and I mean Slowly raise your back one vertebrae at a time until you're as high as you can go. I used to be able to be on my shoulders at the top.
Then reverse and Slowly and I mean Slowly lower your back one vertebrae at a time until you are as perfectly flat as possible. Repeat.
You should get too where you can feel each single vertebrae move until it's almost perfectly flat on the floor.
I used to do 3 sets of ten at least three days a week and this was just when I had an occasional back ache and before all the trouble started. Had I of kept it up I may not be in the shape I'm in today.:grumpy: