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Pain in your lower back? Leave the gym

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This advice comes from my own personal experience. Last summer, while picking up some dumbbells, I was lazy and didn't use the best form. As I straightened my back out I felt a pinching pain in my lower back. I was in the beginning of my workout, so I pushed through the pain and finished my gym routine.

By the time I got home, I needed help getting out of my car because my back hurt so much. If you've never had a lower back injury, you'd be surprised at how much your body depends on your back for almost every movement. I wasn't back in the gym for another 2 weeks.

Then last week, I was shrugging dumbbells and shifted my upper body too far back and pinched the same spot I had injured last summer. This time, instead of working through the pain, I packed up and headed home. I missed half of my workout but I was back in the gym the next day.

Don't work through back pain!

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Creator: ryan
Category: General/Other
Posted: 7/17/2008

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	“ Awesome advice.. Those are definitely two things that I never work. I didn't know that hamstrings had anything to do with lower back - I'm prob the least flexible person ever, but maybe there's good reason to work on that now. ”
	- ryan on 7/20/2008 in response to crista

	“ ryan, a lot of times pain in ur lower back is a result of 2 things: 1 a weak lower back-try yoga and pilates exercise(you can do them at home if u'd rather not in the gym ) 2. tight hamstrings, is another cause of lower back pain.- so work on leg flexibility . Just a few friendly suggestions, but as for ending a hard workout if u feel that type of pain you are right, nice reminder-so ppl forget to stop and just push though all types of pain. ”
	- crista on 7/19/2008

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