Comments on: What are some great exercises to strengthen my lower back and abs? http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/ Shoulder Exercises Wed, 16 May 2012 18:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Johnny Answerface http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Johnny Answerface Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:03:59 +0000 http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/#comment-1533 Forget yoga - Lower back: 1. Squats 2. Good Mornings (see link2 below) 3. Dumbbell Mornings (same motion as Good Mornings, but holding a dumbbell in front of you) Abs: 1. Sit-ups 2. Lying kickups - Lie down on decline or flat bench, legs straight in front and together, raise them at the hip to 90 degrees and then raise feet to ceiling 3. Lateral crunches - Hold 40 lb dumbbell in hand at side, lean to side, return, repeat. If you want to do something less weight-room oriented, you can do some yoga stuff the other answer noted, such as lying on your side and doing a leg raise. NOTE: This can all be done with or without the weights, and is a generalized answer to be heeded by those beyond your personal issues.<br><b>References : </b><br>2. http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBGoodMorning.html Forget yoga –

Lower back:
1. Squats
2. Excellent Mornings (see link2 below)
3. Dumbbell Mornings (same motion as Excellent Mornings, but holding a dumbbell in front of you)

Abs:
1. Sit-ups
2. Lying kickups – Lie down on decline or flat bench, legs straight in front and together, raise them at the hip to 90 degrees and then raise feet to ceiling
3. Lateral crunches – Hold 40 lb dumbbell in hand at side, lean to side, return, repeat.

If you want to do something less weight-room oriented, you can do some yoga stuff the additional answer noted, such as lying on your side and doing a leg raise.

NOTE: This can all be done with or without the weights, and is a generalized answer to be heeded by those beyond your personal issues.
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2. http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBGoodMorning.html

]]> By: zuri http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 zuri Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:35:59 +0000 http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/#comment-1532 Lie on your back, knees bent, and tighten your tush and tummy and crunch the small of your back down to the ground. I have back problems and my rehab doc gave that one.<br><b>References : </b><br> Lie on your back, knees bent, and tighten your tush and tummy and crunch the small of your back down to the ground. I have back problems and my rehab doc gave that one.
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]]> By: wghany2 http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 wghany2 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:12:59 +0000 http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/#comment-1531 at 1st you should be seen by your doctor to rule out any organic cause, then if nothing, swimming is the best exercise<br><b>References : </b><br> at 1st you must be seen by your doctor to rule out any organic cause, then if nothing, swimming is the best exercise
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]]> By: wendy g http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/comment-page-1/#comment-1530 wendy g Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:37:59 +0000 http://shoulderexercises.org/425/what-are-some-great-exercises-to-strengthen-my-lower-back-and-abs/#comment-1530 You may want to try some simple yoga poses, like cat, cobra, and child's pose to start with.. They are really simple to do, would recommend starting with childs pose - which is simply sitting on your feet and then relaxing your upper body over your knees with your arms stretched out over head and your fore head as close to the floor as comfortable. From there slowly push yourself on all fours (hands and knees) and slowly flex back up and down when push tailbone down look down and when flex up look up. Then when done doing that lower your body to the ground all the way and relax for a minute. then bring your hands up by your chest and slowly push your chest up from the floor leaving your hips down. Don't twist or bend any way that is uncomfortable and move slow and easy. Don't jerk or try and rush thru, take your time and concentrate on breathing. When you master these another good one to try is Downward dog.<br><b>References : </b><br> You may want to try some simple yoga poses, like cat, cobra, and child’s pose to start with..

They are really simple to do, would recommend starting with childs pose – which is simply sitting on your feet and then relaxing your upper body over your knees with your arms stretched out over head and your fore head as close to the floor as comfortable.

From there slowly push yourself on all fours (hands and knees) and slowly flex back up and down when push tailbone down look down and when flex up look up.

Then when done doing that lower your body to the ground all the way and relax for a minute. then bring your hands up by your chest and slowly push your chest up from the floor leaving your hips down.

Don’t twist or bend any way that is uncomfortable and go slow and simple. Don’t jerk or try and rush thru, take your time and concentrate on breathing. When you master these another excellent one to try is Down dog.
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