Lower Back- Constantly goes

[I8binners]

Hi

When I do deadlifts etc my lower back really struggles. I can lift a weight that is not difficult to do but when the strain starts to take after X reps more often than not my back goes.

For the last year I was advised by a guy at the gym to swap it out for the upright cable row which has definately helped me over the last year not have periods of time off due to injury but having changed my program the deadlift is back and I do want to be able to do it.

So what do I do to stop my lower back going and putting me out of action for 3-4 days. Do I do the deadlift on a very light weight or something else?

Thanks

[DanND33]

Hi

When I do deadlifts etc my lower back really struggles. I can lift a weight that is not difficult to do but when the strain starts to take after X reps more often than not my back goes.

For the last year I was advised by a guy at the gym to swap it out for the upright cable row which has definately helped me over the last year not have periods of time off due to injury but having changed my program the deadlift is back and I do want to be able to do it.

So what do I do to stop my lower back going and putting me out of action for 3-4 days. Do I do the deadlift on a very light weight or something else?

Thanks

try adding more core exercises into your routine to help build up your lower back strength. Planks, roman chair, etc have helped me a lot and my back is as fragile as a faberge egg

[Deadliftin]

Agree with poster above me. Core (including lower back) is paramount.

I've also found that if I move away from standard deadlifts and do a month or so of trap bar deads and romanian deadlifts that I always come back to the bar stronger for the standard.

Plus I just saw a study somewhere that the trap bar actually builds overall power better than the standard deadlift. That being said, the standard deadlift obviously focuses more on the posterior chain so it really depends on your goals.

[I8binners]

Thanks guys. Appreciated.

[mnelson6]

You could also work on form by doing RDLs or Rack pulls.

[oldballs]

Nothing has helped me more than Yoga. Back pain, knee pain all gone. Do Yoga.


Yoga.

[BG5150]

Upright cable row is nowhere even close to a substitute for deadlifts.

Maybe try sumo DL