Anyone else tried the 8 point plank? I can normally do a min or so on a regular plank and I was shaking after 20 secs on the 8 point one!
I have a strong lower back due to work. Rolling ceilings most days ehlps - get on the DIY Luke!
Those 8P planks are surprisingly hard work, was expecting them to be far easier than standard planks
Quote from: nai on February 18, 2015, 11:46:17 amThose 8P planks are surprisingly hard work, was expecting them to be far easier than standard planksespecially if you move your elbows and knees further and further apart!! I quite like them as it feels like they work my back back more than front back (which regular planks do etc..)
Haha, I must admit when I bought my house last June and re-decorated it all, after 3 weeks of it I was aching all over, especially my back!
All good knowlege here guys, thanks for sharing your experiance Shark. Good to hear you sorted the problem in the end. Goes to show again it's not always obvious what is actually the problem. Do you still have to do exercises/stretches to maintain strength/flexability in the back?
Quote from: Luke Owens on February 18, 2015, 01:47:05 pmAll good knowlege here guys, thanks for sharing your experiance Shark. Good to hear you sorted the problem in the end. Goes to show again it's not always obvious what is actually the problem. Do you still have to do exercises/stretches to maintain strength/flexability in the back?Only what I mentioned but I would try out more and do it more regularly if my back started playing up. I still crunch my back into place using a broom handle in the crook of my elbows - saves on visiting the osteopath. My priority has shifted to sorting my shoulder positioning and flexibility out.
Similar but nowhere near as severe as Shark - my Osteo says all my lower back issues are due to an over S shaped spine - leading to the lower part taking too much strain. My thorasic Jurassic spine (sp?) the bit above my lower back to my shoulders - was according to him virtually solid
My thorasic spine (sp?) the bit above my lower back to my shoulders - was according to him virtually solid. This gets cracked loose every couple of weeks by him - and I have a couple of exercises to help this... ranging from stretching out the pecs, to figure of 8s with my elbows (pointed forwards with hands behind head) to some sort of lunge stretch to get my pelvis to sit at a better angle.. No silver bullets for me amongst that lot, but together it seems to be helping. Sorting out my seating postion at home and work has been very important though..
Quote from: tomtom on February 18, 2015, 02:33:26 pmSimilar but nowhere near as severe as Shark - my Osteo says all my lower back issues are due to an over S shaped spine - leading to the lower part taking too much strain. My thorasic Jurassic spine (sp?) the bit above my lower back to my shoulders - was according to him virtually solid this is the problem with many fossils. i'm really not sure how useful the manipualations are.
In response to Nai, I tried the hamstring stretch and I can bring both legs to 90 degrees (sepeartaly), then I start to feel the tightness/shaking.Not sure whether this is good or bad on the flexability scale?
On a later visit when the back had eased up I demonstrated some of my post-run stretches and he pointed out how I was cheating at them to make it look like I was more flexible than I actually was.
Back to the low back stuff. As was mentioned earlier, take a long view and work up to the stuff. 3-6 months is a good starting point for planning, and work through progressive exercises. Don't overdo it with one. General idea would be to start with something easier, and do higher volume 3-5 sets of 12-15 reps for about 4 weeks, then progress into more direct strength work dropping down to 5-8 sets of 3-5 reps (aiming for 20-25 total reps).
Quote from: nai on February 18, 2015, 04:31:37 pmOn a later visit when the back had eased up I demonstrated some of my post-run stretches and he pointed out how I was cheating at them to make it look like I was more flexible than I actually was.Leaves me a little confused as to what might be the weak link with me, I was expecting a poor result from the hamstring stretch. Even doing what Sasquatch mentioned about pointing the toes toward the body I can still get to 90 degress. What would be described as cheating? Just want to make sure I'm not fooling myself.