Are sit ups suppose to hurt your back?!


Question: I'm trying to do sit ups but I always end up finishing at like thirty because my back hurts to the point where it's unbearable. It usually hurts mildly 24/7 but when I try and do sit ups, it hurts like crap. So my question is: is my back suppose to hurt when I do sit ups?


Answers: I'm trying to do sit ups but I always end up finishing at like thirty because my back hurts to the point where it's unbearable. It usually hurts mildly 24/7 but when I try and do sit ups, it hurts like crap. So my question is: is my back suppose to hurt when I do sit ups?

No you back is supposed to be protected when doing sit ups, otherwise you could damage a Disc. The reason why you back is hurting you, because you have not engaged transversus abdominis muscle. The transversus is the body's natural weight-lifting belt, stabilizing the spine and pelvis during lifting movements. Failure to engage the muscle at higher intensity lifts is dangerous and encourages injury. It acts as a girdle or corset in creating hoop tension around the midsection, tensing before contraction of the extremities.

Without a stable spine, the nervous system fails to recruit the muscles in extremities efficiently, and functional movements cannot be properly performed. Stabilization must then occur at the segmental level. The transversus abdominis and the segmental stabilizers of the spine are designed to work in tandem. This kind of lifting eventually overloads segmental stabilizers, and can result in massive lower back pain, early degeneration and many orthopedic problems.
Pilate's will teach you how to engage this important muscle before you damage yourself. Good Luck

Yes, that's because you do it too fast. It's not a bad thing, going too fast makes you overload and is sometimes better for working out. Either that or because you use your neck muscles too much.





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