Mandalore15's Tip Of Hyperextensions (Back Extensions)

May 2, 2011 10:17 AM: Do NOT do this exercise unless you've already strengthened your lower back muscles to an above-average level. I suffered from lower back pain for a while and was told by my doctor to strengthen my lower back muscles, so I headed off to the gym and started doing these...

Well, two weeks...+See More Do NOT do this exercise unless you've already strengthened your lower back muscles to an above-average level. I suffered from lower back pain for a while and was told by my doctor to strengthen my lower back muscles, so I headed off to the gym and started doing these...

Well, two weeks later I was in agony! I spoke to a physiotherapist and he said that this exercise was doing a lot of damage to my back. The full movement from the lowered position to upright was putting a lot of pressure on the joints in my spine and one of my lumbar discs had become swollen. He said that this should ONLY be done by people with already strong lower backs and a much safer exercise for people with weaker muscles is to do lying back extensions, as this greatly reduces the pressure on your spinal joints.-See Less

Dec 30, 2011 10:36 AM: You should have known from the start to not do an exercise without prior training especially one that can hurt you, some people find it easy to do an exercise without knowing wtf is going on and thats how injuries happen. Hope your alright and use it as experience for next time. You should have known from the start to not do an exercise without prior training especially one that can hurt you, some people find it easy to do an exercise without knowing wtf is going on and thats how injuries happen. Hope your alright and use it as experience for next time.-See Less

Jul 10, 2011 9:59 AM: bodybuilding.com should have lying back exercise guide... bodybuilding.com should have lying back exercise guide...-See Less