Hi,
Recently I have developed slight lower back pain thus I am changing up my routine to allow the back to rest and get back to normal for 5-6 weeks. However, this means having to stop doing Squats, Deadlifts and Hip thrust. I am training at home and have lots of weights, barbells, dumbbells and a bench – can anyone suggest some exercise I can use to continue working my lower body without having to use the lower back?
I have started doing Bulgarian split squats and step ups but I am not sure if the is sufficient and well-rounded so any help would be great.
Thanks.
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10-30-2020, 01:22 AM #1
Alternative leg exercise to work around lower back pain
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10-30-2020, 01:31 AM #2
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Lower back pain can mean that there is a problem with your form - or that you have a muscle weakness. Both of these can be corrected and you should try. Constantly "working around" such problems will not result in a strong and athletic body. Fixing it should be possible as long as it's linked to muscle and not a degenerative bone related issue.
If I am rehabbing a back injury I can sometimes do split squats or barbell hacks squats (bar behind legs) as well as sissy squats.
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10-30-2020, 08:10 AM #3
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10-30-2020, 11:28 AM #4
Thanks for the replies.
The injury occurred due to a fall so I don’t think it is an imbalance issue.
I have tried both barbell hacks squats and single leg RDL but my back does not like doing ether.
I am looking for something to hit my hamstrings but everything I can think of like the stiff leg deadlift I can’t do, any suggestions?
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10-30-2020, 11:33 AM #5
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10-30-2020, 04:14 PM #6
Look up nordic leg curls and see if you can find something to anchor your feet to in order to do them. If you have some sort of pole you can place on the floor and hold onto you can assist yourself as needed throughout the movement.
Also, consider doing the bulgarians with your front leg far in front and bend over doing them; that will shift the emphasis more to glutes/hamstrings while the step ups will focus more on your quads.
You can also look into belt squat options.
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10-31-2020, 11:29 AM #7
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10-31-2020, 04:11 PM #8
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11-01-2020, 02:35 AM #9
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