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[–] 14 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Romanian deadlifts and leg raises have made my once crippled back bulletproof

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Thanks for the tip, I've had constant back problems as I switched to heating with firewood, and all the bending over just jacked up my back constantly. Better now for the moment, although crunches don't help it, leg lifts without the upper body rising are mostly ok.

    Problem is, it takes too long to max out on leg lifts, I can literally spend 8 hours doing them on and off, same as squats. For the latter I was going to carry a log on my back, I will look like an asshole if a neighbor sees me but still.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Honestly the leg lifts are kind of just a courtesy exercise. Bracing during heavy compound lifts does a pretty good job on the abs, I feel like it's the slabs of muscle on my back and butt and hamstrings that just really stabilized my whole back/core. I saw neurosurgeon about my back and he said the muscle was preventing me feeling like a cripple and to never stop lifting

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    I will try bracing, I have a brace somewhere.

    The other thing, I've been harvesting wild leafy greens to eat masses of. Stinging nettles as of now. That is the key to building strength and muscle, it has natural steroid like compounds your body uses. Popeye knows what I'm talking about.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago*

    Because of just sitting at the computer all day, I've developed a hollow back and often have back pains.

    I've tried many different approaches of stretching and loosening muscle cramps and stuff, but just 3 weeks ago I've stumbled on this videos of treating such things with exercises to finally build up muscles - but also immediately releasing tension.

    At least for me, they work really well

    Shoulders/Neck
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loqly-3g5xo

    Back
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCowqOSk_g

    Hip
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCJEx2kfK84
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v6BKBOt9hM

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