Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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abs and back

Koi_Saisei
Koi_Saisei
Posts: 70
Joined: 2005/03/11
United States
2005/04/21, 02:20 AM
I always hear people talking about strain on the lower back when doing abdominal exercises. Does this mean that doing abs crunches etc will slightly strengthen the back? Or is it the wrong movement and can only injure it?
2005/04/21, 06:07 AM
Ab exercises can strengthen lower back also.....

People at times strain lower back by doing ab exercises incorrectly...

crunches are a great exercise to strengthen abs

to strengthen lower back...do hyperextensions, deadlifts, romanian deadlifts, stiff legged deadlifts, good mornings....
bropie
bropie
Posts: 1,084
Joined: 2004/12/04
Canada
2005/04/21, 06:59 AM
look up core training koi_saisei in addition to lower back/ab workouts.. it works the muscles that are deeper