circusgirl
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I've just done day 1 (max effort squat day week #1) of the 9-week powerlifting programme from elitefitnesssystems, with some modifications for equipment my gym doesn't have.
Anyway, I was doing good mornings in the squat cage, and I found that my lower back appeared to be taking most of the strain. Now, I was careful to take up what my gym refer to as the "get set" position (for squatting, romanian dls etc), and then bent over at the waist, keeping the arch in my lower back, knees slightly bent as if I was doing a squat, and went to parallel without changing back alignment or position at all.
Am I bending too far down, or do I need to straighten my back a bit? Or is this exercise supposed to exercise the lower back a lot?I do push off with my heels, but lower back seems to bear most of the weight.
On the plus side, managed up to 60kg
Anyway, I was doing good mornings in the squat cage, and I found that my lower back appeared to be taking most of the strain. Now, I was careful to take up what my gym refer to as the "get set" position (for squatting, romanian dls etc), and then bent over at the waist, keeping the arch in my lower back, knees slightly bent as if I was doing a squat, and went to parallel without changing back alignment or position at all.
Am I bending too far down, or do I need to straighten my back a bit? Or is this exercise supposed to exercise the lower back a lot?I do push off with my heels, but lower back seems to bear most of the weight.
On the plus side, managed up to 60kg