Comments on: Core Workout 5: with the Stability Ball

By: noha

noha — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:41:22 +0000

hi lovely zuzana :)
iwanna ask u about exercise i did it with the stability ball 2 day and it is owsom but the problem that the second day while i m doing the exercise i felt my lower back click and it hurt me the rest of the day so i was scared to work out next day to give my lower back a break.
the question is is this exercise save to me or am i do it it wrong??
the exercise is:lie in ur back extend ur arm straight beside u and put ur leg over the stability ball doing 90 percent squeeze the ball with ur leg like if u hold it and swing ur legs while holding the ball right and left,it suppose to work the oblique and it does,it is so effective but my concern is about my lower back pain so should i go on on this exercise or i just drop it??

By: Udiya

Udiya — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:06:36 +0000

Yes the pain was coming when I did the leg extensions, As I would lift my leg the burning sensation would intensify. I think another part of it was I noticed on like the 7th video or so, your ball looked bigger than mine b/c it was holding you higher than I felt like I was on mine so I added some more air to mine and it made such a significant difference. I think that my ball was too flat && that might be what made that exercise hurt my back…
I have a 2yr old son that likes to play with balls of all sorts && b/c we share a room it’s hard to keep mine away from him && he knows how to let the air out. Lil stinker’s trying to kill me. LOL :)

By: Zuzana - BodyRock.Tv

Zuzana - BodyRock.Tv — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:54:07 +0000

Make sure that your lower back is supported by the ball and that you are keeping your body in one line, use a mirror to check your form. If you feel any pain in your lower back while doing any types of crunches or sit ups you should stop immediately. The leg extension in this exercise is creating the arch in your lower back so you have to be really careful with your form or do the crunches without the leg extension.
Best,
Zuzana.

By: Udiya

Udiya — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:11:58 +0000

Zuzana I have a quick question about this exercise, towards the end of my second set and throughout the entire 3rd set I get a slight pain that increases as I sit up for crunches. It’s just above the tail bone on my lower back just between my hips. Am I doing this wrong or is this one just wrong for me?

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