posted May 30, 2000 06:14 PM            

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Everyone says how much they want to work their abs and they get a shit load of attention. The lower back needs to worked too, does anyone know any good exercises for the lower back? I know dead lifts are one, any others?

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posted May 30, 2000 06:19 PM            

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Straight leg deadlifts, best exercise for lower back i can think of

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posted May 31, 2000 04:58 AM         

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Hyperextension and good morning exercises. But be careful, you can easily damage your lower back.

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posted June 23, 2000 08:43 PM         

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Hyperextentions are the best exercise for the lower back!

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posted June 25, 2000 05:45 PM            

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Here is a list of the exercises that work the lower back. Deadlifts, back extensions, good mornings, seated cable rows, t-bar rows, barbell bent over rows. You're working your lower back in all of these movements. I rely on them, because I am not able to do back extensions or good mornings. They really hurt my back while I do them.

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posted June 27, 2000 04:33 AM            

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what are good mornings?

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posted June 27, 2000 05:35 AM            

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Good mornings are performed as follows place the bar behind the neck (as if you were going to squat). Bend at the waist until your upper body is parallel to the floor. **Do not exceed parallel. Also keep your back staight during the movement.
Return to the standing postion.

Good mornings are excellent for the lower back however performed incorrectly or with to much weight will cause major back problems. I tend to stick with Hyper extensions which work the area alittle more safely.

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