Anybody Have any Hobbies?

[airagee23]

TweetI still play bball a little just to make sure I can still dunk. Hence my screen name.

[guns01]

Tweeti do the same thing buck. it seems like when i diet down for a show it makes it worse. my last creation was a double choc cake with peanut butter butter cream icing. all made from scratch. i love to cook when i am home and have some down time though. if i were to guess why i do this it would be from eating plan ass tilapia turkey and chicken day in and day out for 12wks

[apollo]

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I still play bball a little just to make sure I can still dunk. Hence my screen name.

How tall are you?

Man I need to make friends with you sweets cookers LOL!

[airagee23]

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How tall are you?

Man I need to make friends with you sweets cookers LOL!

Right at 6'3" bro. But I tell ya all the years of playing bball have done a number on my lower back.

[guns01]

Tweetdamn air you are tall as hell. it is so nice to see all the veterans rolling around here. and most of you guys stay somewhat true to the trade in some way or another. martial arts pt and such.

[ketsugo]

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Right at 6'3" bro. But I tell ya all the years of playing bball have done a number on my lower back.

Make hypers and the Louis SImmons bench reverse hypers is you have access- part of your regular lower back streghnthening routine. Your lower back will get stronger and form like a natural wieght belt

[apollo]

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Make hypers and the Louis SImmons bench reverse hypers is you have access- part of your regular lower back streghnthening routine. Your lower back will get stronger and form like a natural wieght belt

Dont forget to train your Transversus abdominis!
Do yoga- I swear to my penis it's a miracle back cure! Especially lower.

[ketsugo]

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Dont forget to train your Transversus abdominis!
Do yoga- I swear to my penis it's a miracle back cure! Especially lower.

True- I use either the rotary torso machine or I do wood chops with cable apparatus for transverse, but my personal experience as I had broken my spine , had a fusion that the spinal muscles are of utmost importance- verified by the studies at New England Baptist that pioneered this type of procedure and PT for lower back injury. I rmember going to places closer to home with nmo succes as people in most PT places over emphasize the abdomnals and flexibility when in reality the spinal muscles are underused and off balance. Many of the guys I went through the program were competaive martial artsist and could do chinese splits from a supine position so flexibiltiy was not an issue. Athletes that have felxibility and strghtn do not need to waste their time doing these things - Its like when I go to a PT for my arm and they get me doing 5 pound wrist curls- Its a waste- so I just get the exercises and go do 45 pound DB wrist curls which is light but sufficient. The erectors and the muscles along the spin need more power NOT flexibility. They need to support and hold the spinal column directly

[apollo]

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True- I use either the rotary torso machine or I do wood chops with cable apparatus for transverse, but my personal experience as I had broken my spine , had a fusion that the spinal muscles are of utmost importance- verified by the studies at New England Baptist that pioneered this type of procedure and PT for lower back injury. I rmember going to places closer to home with nmo succes as people in most PT places over emphasize the abdomnals and flexibility when in reality the spinal muscles are underused and off balance. Many of the guys I went through the program were competaive martial artsist and could do chinese splits from a supine position so flexibiltiy was not an issue. Athletes that have felxibility and strghtn do not need to waste their time doing these things - Its like when I go to a PT for my arm and they get me doing 5 pound wrist curls- Its a waste- so I just get the exercises and go do 45 pound DB wrist curls which is light but sufficient. The erectors and the muscles along the spin need more power NOT flexibility. They need to support and hold the spinal column directly

I think your extreme injury may be a different story than just a normal spine that that WOULD need more support from the ab muscles that DO help support an otherwise healthy spine. I agree an athlete that uses these muscles alot probably would'nt need it. But there are many athletes including alot of BB'rs that these muscles are not strong over the long haul or in shape in. Bill Romo comes to mind for me as I remember he started yoga which does work these deeper abs and yes does improve flexibility. He was a football player and I have seen many in shape looking BB'rs including myself at times later in my life when I was'nt truly in shape but appeared to be so. Meaning had all kinds of back pain and no cardio and no flexibility and no muscle strength at rest and definately no balance of muscle strength and tightness: for example my chest muscles were tight and strong but the back muscles that balance that and pull ones' shoulders back were not- causing a mal alignment issue and problems. So there were subtle exercises to get these muscles to start gaining strength and they were light weight in order for the surrounding muscles to not do the work as usual in heavy weight training. For me- an inshape lookin 34 year old 235lbs at 10% or less with a back that hurt alot even when jogging- Yoga was a miracle worker! I was the only one in there sweating and grunting and straining. But all the pain went away. there are some physical therapy exercises that worked for me in other areas at times. I agree for a person with a seriously injured spine- yess the aligning back muscles and supporting back muscles would be more important. But for a guy with a otherwise healthy spine- on here who probably does alot of things to have strong back and outer ab muscles- Working those inner and spinal supporting ab muscles and improving their flexibility would help tremendously. Yet when i was a boxer- I had absolutely no back problems.

[IronpumpedLady]

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Dont forget to train your Transversus abdominis!
Do yoga- I swear to my penis it's a miracle back cure! Especially lower.

Yoga, stretching on the ball, and doing core stabilization exercises on the ball, will help tremendously!!!! Most of the time hypers will aggravate it depending on the degree of the injury.



Stay STrong~~!!!
IPL