I experience back pains whenever I do seated leg curls, and whenever my hammies are sore, my back gets sore as well. What does this mean? What can I do to fix this?
FYI, my last workout was:
A. Snatch, 8x2
B. Long Jump, 8x2
C. Leg Curl, 3x7
D. Reverse Hyper, 3x7
E. Dynamic Lunge, 3x6
F. Leg Curl, 3x7
[quote]gi2eg wrote:
why are you doing so many leg curls?[/quote]
My hamstrings are weak. Hip extension movements (RDL, reverse hypers, etc.) don’t help because I’m glute dominant. I have to isolate my hamstrings somewhow. It actually helps to leg curl before reverse hypers because I get to feel my hamstrings more, which could help with the mind-muscle connection.
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
It actually helps to leg curl before reverse hypers because I get to feel my hamstrings more, which could help with the mind-muscle connection.[/quote]
Or it could make your back work harder. Tricky balance… Maybe leave out the hypers and see what happens.
Ah, so you really meant knees. I thought you said something related to the hip flexor thing you mentioned.
I read Deadlift Diagnosis. My weakness is from the floor, and I figured the hamstring theory is most plausible. Yeah, it says to ignore leg curls, but I simply can’t feel my hammies in the hip extension and single-leg movements, unless I do the leg curls first.
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
gi2eg wrote:
try band assisted negatives.
or do more deadlifts…strength will come in time
I’d also love to try bands, but I could find bands anywhere in my country.
I’d love to do more deadlifts if it wasn’t for the reason why I opened this topic, which is my aching back.[/quote]
sorry, overlooked the part where you mentioned deadlifts hurting your back too.
Do you think you might have a disc injury? Things that fixed my back (herniation l5-s1):
not deadlifting/squatting
single leg work
birddogs/curlups/planks/sideplanks
hip mobility stuff (including static stretching for the hip flexors)
restricting range of lumbar motion
[quote]gi2eg wrote:
undeadlift wrote:
gi2eg wrote:
try band assisted negatives.
or do more deadlifts…strength will come in time
I’d also love to try bands, but I could find bands anywhere in my country.
I’d love to do more deadlifts if it wasn’t for the reason why I opened this topic, which is my aching back.
sorry, overlooked the part where you mentioned deadlifts hurting your back too.
Do you think you might have a disc injury? Things that fixed my back (herniation l5-s1):
not deadlifting/squatting
single leg work
birddogs/curlups/planks/sideplanks
hip mobility stuff (including static stretching for the hip flexors)
restricting range of lumbar motion
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Disc injury? Hmm, well my back stops getting sore as soon as my hammies aren’t sore. I doubt it’s just my back, but I’ll have it checked anyway. Those are helpful advice, BTW. Thanks.