Eric's 12 minute brutal workout sequesnce saved my life. I am 55 and after years of suffering from lower back pain this is the only thing that works. I have recommended it to many people as well as two chiropractors and they all love it because it works. Thanks Dr. Eric
I had injured my lower back l5 and s1. the pain was excruciating. I was stressed out because I couldn't work. it also let me to depression. when I came upon eric goodman's "foundation training" I felt like a brand new person. I do his exercises everyday. I feel happy and I enjoy life way more.
After being stuck in the "healthcare" system for over a decade - tens of thousands of dollars invested in chiropractic, massage, osteopaths, personal trainers, you name it…I could never get out of chronic foot, back and hip pain. First session with a Foundation Training trainer IMMEDIATE relief and hope. 3 months later, I am jumping, running, walking (10k + steps) no more pain and I am still in the begging stages of growth. So, grateful for this man,
I'm on a cycling race team and was dealing with regular lower back pain putting in 10+ hours a week on the bike. About 8 months ago I started doing this 4-5 days a week and I haven't had any lower back pain since 👏🙌
This is a great routine to follow ie his 12 minute foundation training video. Im a physical therapist of 30 years and this is truth The adage of “if you dont use it you lose it” is so true. Continual sitting postures make our posterior chain muscles weak. Try the 12 minute video. The weakest links in the chain will be quickly apparent! I use it regularly, along with other exercises , but this exercise really targets endurance of the erectors...or lack thereof.
This man is underrated. For lower back pain like sciatica, this man has made me feel better and stronger. Please look up 12 minute foundation to get make that weak lower back STRONG!
Amazing talk by Dr. Eric Goodman. The program that he created in "Foundation Training" has had a life changing effect for me. There is a great book and DVD that goes into more depth and shows exercises that have been created. Dr. Goodman has incredible insight into how our bodies move in todays world, how they are supposed to move, and where the breakdown occurs. We are very lucky that this has been created. I am already standing taller and moving with more confidence
Yessss I watched this after I did the foundations video and I had to go do it again because this presentation was so good at explaining the exercise. It really helped to think about leaving that room between the ribs and hips.
For any weightlifters in here who stumble on this. If you do the demonstration, this is how it should feel like getting tight for a low bar squat. Big chest, shoulders back, core tight, legs screwed into the ground. Glutes and spine erectors tensed hard.
2020 and I only just found out about you guys through my yoga teacher training course. Just a few day using your techniques and it's like and eureka moment! So glad I found you after trying almost everything else. So simple, so effective. Genius
The feels more promising than young doctor telling me that back pain is normal for a woman in her 50s and prescribing me antidepressants to kill the pain so I can move again! Will definitely try this! (Not taking the pills!)
Eric Goodman really knows his stuff. My back felt better after doing his 'lower back pain' video on you tube. Unbelievable help for my chronic back pain. Thanks Eric!
+Dallas Johnson Ive had chronic back pain since i was a teen. Now in my 30s my chiropractic put me on to Dr Goodmans videos. Gotta say, they really work. I'd have a series of exercises already, but Goodmans are much much more focused.
Still doing it... the hardest part is finding the willpower to do it every day. Im also exploring basic squats and deadlifts with careful form, to strengthen the posterior chain. My back is ok if i keep up with maintenance, walking, and any form of Cardio. Sitting is the enemy.
Dallas Johnson Drop the squats and deadlifts. They actually do more arm than good as they place excessive loads on your spine. Look up functional patterns and do that instead.
Thank you for saying what I have been for years!! Why is it that as a society we wait till we are in pain before we want to try to anything kind for our bodies! After teaching the seniors I work with how to bend from the hips and increase range of motion, as well strengthen the muscles around the hip region..... I have seen some amazing things take place within the body, movement, balance and relief of pain!!!
I have a herniated disc that has given me servere pain down my legs and lower back, i have been using strong prescribtion painkillers often the last 2 years. I am on day 3 of doing the foundation Training excerises and i feel great, the pain has decreased and i feel stronger, i literaly feel like a new man! Thank you so much Dr Goodman❤️
I started this a few weeks ago due to some issues. Have read a 3rd of Foundation book, too. AM a good amount in less back pain than before. Cant' do the 12 min daily, but found a 4 min basic & do the 12 once/week right now. :> Tx, Dr. Goodman!
This is great. If you can't get structural integration. I TAKE THAT BACK. i've done this 12 min for 2 days only. my back pain went away. i have no one to work on me here in Bali. and i surf everyday. this 12 min really made space and the right space in my body, thanks dr G!! i'm gonna keep on with this and see where this goes.
As a movement studio owner, physio, pilates instructor and feldenkrais fan - I 100% agree with where Eric is pitching from. Movement is the key. Not pain. However, no one move works for all of us - we are all very different (look around) what works for Eric will not always work for others. Trunk/hip dissociation is important for both the hips and the spine. There is an easier way to balance the front, back, side and spiral lines - just by tuning in and finding your centre of gravity falling within your base of support in an optimal way. Increasing one line higher than another, should never be the goal, it just creates another layer of dysfunction.
Seriously do the 12 minute foundation workout. I don't do it everyday (I probably should), but I do it regularly. I am 50 years old with lower and middle back pain. I helps so much.
This guy was a fantastic presenter. Even though the intro was long I was still captivated and I liked his message. Making small change, doing hip flexor exercises and I would add using a bodybolster at your desk is easy.
Erics video ends with "do this everyday. No more back pain. That was twelve years ago. I was 19. And he wasnt lying. I only wish the people with chronic pain i care about would hear it out.
I tried to do a little of the exercise and stretching of my back, until I stuck with my pains and spasming muscles. But you know, I still did a bit! It still made me feel just a little better. I will take a little better over no better any day :) thanks!
This is a late reply, but hopefully it helps someone else. Try using a lacrosse ball and/or foam roller to release some tension before doing the workouts if you have pains.
The 12 minute foundation training is a workout for the already fit. It’s for nfitbpeople who just have slight nagging injuries- not long term chronic issues. I’m in chronic pain, and in no way could I perform any of the routines presented in the workout with further damaging my already chronic lower back pain.
It'd be nice if the camera stayed on the people on stage during the examples rather than panning the crowd. I want to see the guy demonstrating, not a bunch of people standing around attempting it grrr
Cathy and Stahan, My thoughts exactly! I was much more interested in the demonstrations of his anatomy translator, Brian, instead of the audience. Double grrr!!!
Great TED talk - it would also be great to know a bit more on how to implement this in one's life: how many times per week / day do you do it and how many repetitions?
Interesting that all the muscle stretching and strengthening exercises shown here are integrated into the ancient Yoga sequence called Surya Namaskara (Salutation to the Sun)
Stephan Kreidl Show me how that Yoga pose could ever load the posterior chain enough to be an exercise and then explain how it teaches hip hinging mechanics and lumbar strengthening. The answer is it can't because it's not even related.
Stephan Kreidl I don't mean any disrespect to Yoga but I don't want an uniformed person thinking that pose and Foundation training is the same thing. Do both if you have time. Not one of those 12 will load the posterior chain beyond what standing will. It's just not there and strengthening the posterior chain is just one aspect of it anyways. The most they share in common is having some hamstring stretches but's that's a long shot at that.
I think you missed the point a bit. The system is targeted at extensors. Hip extensor training for example. Most people are flexor dominant, have short and tight flexors (including hip flexors). That is why we are working to activate the extensors and get the body moving better.
Think of it as you would a yoga pose (many of the Dr. Goodman's Foundation Training exercises are derived from classic yoga poses): RUclips won't let me post the link, but search yoga anatomy utkatasana and you'll see what I mean
Really enjoyed doing this but I have degenerative disc disease with 4 bone spurs on my 4 and 5 lumbar joints. Is this ok to do every day for someone with my condition? does anyone know?
Sitting. Lack of excercise. Not stretching therefore having tight muscles that shrink and can cause numerous issues. Should always stretch no matter your age ! What's the first thing your dog or cat does when it wakes up?
I don't want to come off as rude or condescending, but you seem to have missed the target area of mobility being the extensors, not the flexors. He specifically mentions the extensor group (hamstrings, gluteals) as the area of hip extension being focused during his mobility exercise. The hip flexors are actually secondary to the extensors when referring to range of motion in the hips. However, most people tend you neglect the extensor movement, causing an imbalance.
I had back pain as well as neck pain (spondalitis), said goodbye to both by ressistance exercise with isometric equipment within 2 days which was(pain) with me from a month. How -exercise strengthened muscles & strain on joints gone with it.
Then you probably did it wrong. I'm not going to try and convince you otherwise - it's illogical to say that, "this works for me therefore it should work for you." That's known at the "pragmatic fallacy." But - I will say... Largely, and mostly, in part to me going to PT I have to say that, after studying Foundation a lot, this method here has completely eliminated by need for pain pills. I still have herniated discs... I do this method now - and there is no need for PT or any further visits to the pain doc. But - it's not going to be for all people.
Bend your knees while you do this to take strain off your lower back bro. Don't do anything that makes you uncomfortable, you might not have the flexibility yet to activate the muscles he's talking about. www.google.com/search?q=utkatasana&oq=utkatasana&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.61j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8
Eric's 12 minute brutal workout sequesnce saved my life. I am 55 and after years of suffering from lower back pain this is the only thing that works. I have recommended it to many people as well as two chiropractors and they all love it because it works. Thanks Dr. Eric
I had injured my lower back l5 and s1. the pain was excruciating. I was stressed out because I couldn't work. it also let me to depression. when I came upon eric goodman's "foundation training" I felt like a brand new person. I do his exercises everyday. I feel happy and I enjoy life way more.
After being stuck in the "healthcare" system for over a decade - tens of thousands of dollars invested in chiropractic, massage, osteopaths, personal trainers, you name it…I could never get out of chronic foot, back and hip pain. First session with a Foundation Training trainer IMMEDIATE relief and hope. 3 months later, I am jumping, running, walking (10k + steps) no more pain and I am still in the begging stages of growth. So, grateful for this man,
RUclips 12 minute foundation and do it everyday, it works!
Agreed, but the vid disappeared a few days ago. Trying to find it.
@@thekeystone7963 it's back! They also host it on their website which is what I used when it wasn't on RUclips
Yes bro
Yes fellas. I did this years ago, stopped and now I'm back. I found relief but I'll do these for life because I'm done with the pain.
I was introduced to this recently as I had a lot of back related hamstring problems. It definitely works!
I'm on a cycling race team and was dealing with regular lower back pain putting in 10+ hours a week on the bike. About 8 months ago I started doing this 4-5 days a week and I haven't had any lower back pain since 👏🙌
This is a great routine to follow ie his 12 minute foundation training video. Im a physical therapist of 30 years and this is truth
The adage of “if you dont use it you lose it” is so true. Continual sitting postures make our posterior chain muscles weak. Try the 12 minute video. The weakest links in the chain will be quickly apparent! I use it regularly, along with other exercises , but this exercise really targets endurance of the erectors...or lack thereof.
This man is underrated. For lower back pain like sciatica, this man has made me feel better and stronger. Please look up 12 minute foundation to get make that weak lower back STRONG!
I do your foundation exercises every day and my low back pain is much better!! Thanks
Amazing talk by Dr. Eric Goodman. The program that he created in "Foundation Training" has had a life changing effect for me. There is a great book and DVD that goes into more depth and shows exercises that have been created. Dr. Goodman has incredible insight into how our bodies move in todays world, how they are supposed to move, and where the breakdown occurs. We are very lucky that this has been created. I am already standing taller and moving with more confidence
I cannot say more about this guy and his program and books! Has helped tremendously! Thank you
This guy really knows how to work out a standing ovation for himself.
Yessss I watched this after I did the foundations video and I had to go do it again because this presentation was so good at explaining the exercise. It really helped to think about leaving that room between the ribs and hips.
For any weightlifters in here who stumble on this. If you do the demonstration, this is how it should feel like getting tight for a low bar squat. Big chest, shoulders back, core tight, legs screwed into the ground. Glutes and spine erectors tensed hard.
2020 and I only just found out about you guys through my yoga teacher training course. Just a few day using your techniques and it's like and eureka moment! So glad I found you after trying almost everything else. So simple, so effective. Genius
Stick with it. Changed my life!
I always reply to these - FT saved my life. Nothing less. I could not have continued to live with the pain and degeneration I had before.
The feels more promising than young doctor telling me that back pain is normal for a woman in her 50s and prescribing me antidepressants to kill the pain so I can move again! Will definitely try this! (Not taking the pills!)
Eric Goodman really knows his stuff. My back felt better after doing his 'lower back pain' video on you tube. Unbelievable help for my chronic back pain. Thanks Eric!
GREAT info. GORGEOUS doctor. What's not to love and learn?
+Alison Bellinger.
Myself and my brother do this every day now. we have both been seeing doctors, physio and chiro for many years, this works better.
I mean his 12 minute foundation video :)
+Dallas Johnson Ive had chronic back pain since i was a teen. Now in my 30s my chiropractic put me on to Dr Goodmans videos. Gotta say, they really work. I'd have a series of exercises already, but Goodmans are much much more focused.
Dallas Johnson 1 year update?
Still doing it... the hardest part is finding the willpower to do it every day.
Im also exploring basic squats and deadlifts with careful form, to strengthen the posterior chain.
My back is ok if i keep up with maintenance, walking, and any form of Cardio.
Sitting is the enemy.
Dallas Johnson Drop the squats and deadlifts. They actually do more arm than good as they place excessive loads on your spine. Look up functional patterns and do that instead.
Thank you for saying what I have been for years!!
Why is it that as a society we wait till we are in pain before we want to try to anything kind for our bodies! After teaching the seniors I work with how to bend from the hips and increase range of motion, as well strengthen the muscles around the hip region..... I have seen some amazing things take place within the body, movement, balance and relief of pain!!!
I have a herniated disc that has given me servere pain down my legs and lower back, i have been using strong prescribtion painkillers often the last 2 years. I am on day 3 of doing the foundation Training excerises and i feel great, the pain has decreased and i feel stronger, i literaly feel like a new man! Thank you so much Dr Goodman❤️
Do you still have less pain after two months of doing this?
@@RealisiticEdgeMod yes my pain is gone now and I try to do this everyday, it works!
Dr. Eric Goodman's message and method gets to the root of the problem -- the importance of moving, how we move and how we sit.
Brian? Hope he gets his hands up this time.
One of the best EVER... thank you!
Thanks for the share Adelle! Spot On.
I just started a subscription to this program yesterday. Looks VERY promising
This guy is incredible 🙌🙌🙌🙌 his stretching 🙆♀️ has really helped me.
Good stuff. Whole body works together as 1 unit.
I started this a few weeks ago due to some issues. Have read a 3rd of Foundation book, too. AM a good amount in less back pain than before. Cant' do the 12 min daily, but found a 4 min basic & do the 12 once/week right now. :>
Tx, Dr. Goodman!
This is great. If you can't get structural integration. I TAKE THAT BACK. i've done this 12 min for 2 days only. my back pain went away. i have no one to work on me here in Bali. and i surf everyday. this 12 min really made space and the right space in my body, thanks dr G!! i'm gonna keep on with this and see where this goes.
Who edited this? Cutaway reaction shots just when he's demonstrating proper form?!
Changing my poor movement patterns now. I'm listening.
As a movement studio owner, physio, pilates instructor and feldenkrais fan - I 100% agree with where Eric is pitching from. Movement is the key. Not pain. However, no one move works for all of us - we are all very different (look around) what works for Eric will not always work for others. Trunk/hip dissociation is important for both the hips and the spine. There is an easier way to balance the front, back, side and spiral lines - just by tuning in and finding your centre of gravity falling within your base of support in an optimal way. Increasing one line higher than another, should never be the goal, it just creates another layer of dysfunction.
He's just teaching how to hinge properly, and as a gym owner and trainer myself the majority of people can barely attempt a good hip hinge.
Whatever he is teaching - he really knows what to tell anyone with back pain. Go to the youtubes or check out his youtube videos. Amazing guy.
this guy save me from surgery
You have to listen to your body. Don't force yourself. It takes time for your body get health.
Seriously do the 12 minute foundation workout. I don't do it everyday (I probably should), but I do it regularly. I am 50 years old with lower and middle back pain. I helps so much.
This guy was a fantastic presenter. Even though the intro was long I was still captivated and I liked his message. Making small change, doing hip flexor exercises and I would add using a bodybolster at your desk is easy.
Dr. Eric Goodman's message and method gets to the root of the problem -- the importan of moving, how we move and even worse how we sit.
I am 2 weeks post annular tear at L3/4, just did 5-10 minutes of the first disc. Excited to see where this goes!
THIS DESERVE A LIKE
IT FEELS GOOD !! 11:00
Thank you for the information, I live currently with chronic back pain and am seeking help to change my movement and lifestyle to remove this pain.
Try his 12 minute foundation training video on RUclips if this is still a problem for you
Great work Eric, bravo. This is fantastic work.
Eric’s helped my back more than 5 years of chiro etc .....
Erics video ends with "do this everyday. No more back pain.
That was twelve years ago. I was 19. And he wasnt lying.
I only wish the people with chronic pain i care about would hear it out.
Thank you for sharing !
It hurts worse
just reading an article at writersrise that linked to this video... great stuff for a person that sits at a desk for extended periods. Awesome info.
I tried to do a little of the exercise and stretching of my back, until I stuck with my pains and spasming muscles. But you know, I still did a bit! It still made me feel just a little better. I will take a little better over no better any day :) thanks!
If you aren't used to that start slowly, it's a shock to your muscles
This is a late reply, but hopefully it helps someone else. Try using a lacrosse ball and/or foam roller to release some tension before doing the workouts if you have pains.
The 12 minute foundation training is a workout for the already fit. It’s for nfitbpeople who just have slight nagging injuries- not long term chronic issues. I’m in chronic pain, and in no way could I perform any of the routines presented in the workout with further damaging my already chronic lower back pain.
It'd be nice if the camera stayed on the people on stage during the examples rather than panning the crowd. I want to see the guy demonstrating, not a bunch of people standing around attempting it grrr
the guy has a youtube channel, search - Foundation Training
Cathy and Stahan, My thoughts exactly! I was much more interested in the demonstrations of his anatomy translator, Brian, instead of the audience. Double grrr!!!
is his helper Flea from RHCP? Where the bass guitar... cool talk! Thanks Dr. G!
Great TED talk - it would also be great to know a bit more on how to implement this in one's life: how many times per week / day do you do it and how many repetitions?
do it everyday, shake it off a little bit. no backpain ever!!!
Is this good tip for people with anterior pelvic tilt?
trainingwood yes
Interesting that all the muscle stretching and strengthening exercises shown here are integrated into the ancient Yoga sequence called Surya Namaskara (Salutation to the Sun)
+Peter Brown Actually, no. Not at all even.
+Hairy Pixels well yes they are. i do not know what you understand under these sequences but that man is totally right...
Stephan Kreidl Show me how that Yoga pose could ever load the posterior chain enough to be an exercise and then explain how it teaches hip hinging mechanics and lumbar strengthening. The answer is it can't because it's not even related.
Stephan Kreidl I don't mean any disrespect to Yoga but I don't want an uniformed person thinking that pose and Foundation training is the same thing. Do both if you have time.
Not one of those 12 will load the posterior chain beyond what standing will. It's just not there and strengthening the posterior chain is just one aspect of it anyways. The most they share in common is having some hamstring stretches but's that's a long shot at that.
Peter Brown in all you’re “knowing” you are missing the teaching.
I think you missed the point a bit. The system is targeted at extensors. Hip extensor training for example. Most people are flexor dominant, have short and tight flexors (including hip flexors). That is why we are working to activate the extensors and get the body moving better.
Awesome info!!
Think of it as you would a yoga pose (many of the Dr. Goodman's Foundation Training exercises are derived from classic yoga poses):
RUclips won't let me post the link, but search yoga anatomy utkatasana and you'll see what I mean
IThinkISeeADoughnut yoga schmoga
Where's Peter
awesome
Here in 2022! Who's with me??
Really enjoyed doing this but I have degenerative disc disease with 4 bone spurs on my 4 and 5 lumbar joints. Is this ok to do every day for someone with my condition? does anyone know?
Luckduck, how’d it work our for you?
We need proper assessment of what is the cause of the pain without surgery and pills.
Sitting. Lack of excercise. Not stretching therefore having tight muscles that shrink and can cause numerous issues. Should always stretch no matter your age ! What's the first thing your dog or cat does when it wakes up?
I don't want to come off as rude or condescending, but you seem to have missed the target area of mobility being the extensors, not the flexors. He specifically mentions the extensor group (hamstrings, gluteals) as the area of hip extension being focused during his mobility exercise.
The hip flexors are actually secondary to the extensors when referring to range of motion in the hips. However, most people tend you neglect the extensor movement, causing an imbalance.
Idothisforfun10 have u tried it or are u just one of those know it all good for nothings🗯
I had back pain as well as neck pain (spondalitis), said goodbye to both by ressistance exercise with isometric equipment within 2 days which was(pain) with me from a month.
How -exercise strengthened muscles & strain on joints gone with it.
Helpful tips from the speaker, but bad editing. So much panning to the auditorium mid-demonstration made it harder to follow what he was saying.
Exactly. Very bad editing.
Hes good
9:17 No mercy lol
These things make my back way worse. And I am off balance so I end up falling over.
4:12
6:42
Dr Sarno TMS
My chiropractor sent me here.
I wish they would focus on the presentation not on the audience who may be doing the exercise incorrectly. Poor editing.
12:10
Saw this video and followed the exercise before going to bed. Woke up with lower back pain that i didnt have before. wtf...
Then you probably did it wrong. I'm not going to try and convince you otherwise - it's illogical to say that, "this works for me therefore it should work for you." That's known at the "pragmatic fallacy." But - I will say... Largely, and mostly, in part to me going to PT I have to say that, after studying Foundation a lot, this method here has completely eliminated by need for pain pills. I still have herniated discs... I do this method now - and there is no need for PT or any further visits to the pain doc. But - it's not going to be for all people.
Bend your knees while you do this to take strain off your lower back bro. Don't do anything that makes you uncomfortable, you might not have the flexibility yet to activate the muscles he's talking about. www.google.com/search?q=utkatasana&oq=utkatasana&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.61j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8
Hahahahahahahaha sorry but that funny af
Doesnt this just encourage an overextended lower back position?
No. It loads (and thus strengthens) the posterior chain.
The idea is that you brace your core and learn to properly stabilize your spine throughout a full range of motion including bending over
It would appear he's instructing people on how to stand for a proctology exam
09:53
10:01
10:22 ✅
12:45
Your head should pull back over your shoulders.
Keep that length - or even more - in front of your body.
Keep that length - the elongated spine - in front of your body 10:50
Where have you been hiding?
John E. Sarno, look it up
one word: deadlifting.
Nope
Deadlifting is great, ideal for most but not everyone.
Deadlifting incorrectly*.
i knew this without any degree. plain common sense. people lost basic common sense
If only everyone was as perfect as you
Says the guy who’s never had chronic pain
Youve never read his book i see. He was told to have spinal fusions
He literally says in the video that he was told he needed surgery for his back