Do you get back pain when rowing?
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- If so you are not alone many people do. Here is a quick easy modification you can implement immediately that will help right away.
When you are rowing keep your back up right and avoid going into “flexion” “bending forward at your lower back. You only need to decrease your range of motion by approximately 10 to 15% at the very end and your output will be the same if not more because you won’t be putting your lower back at such stress and strain. I have daily back pain because of a broken back at 16 years old however I am able to row with virtually no back pain by implementing this strategy.
Try it out and let me know if you have any questions. Look for more videos and exciting news on our website in the next couple of weeks.
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So, instead of addressing the source of the back pain, your solution is simply to encourage poor rowing technique?
Excellent comment. The video maker could have spent 30 minutes on YT to reduce his obvious errors.
The main reason you’re incurring back pain is that your technique is wrong throughout the stroke. Watch videos from British Rowing, RowAlong, Decent Rowing etc Get that right and you will not get lower back pain - your major issue is not engaging the core and failure to pivot on your “sit bones” - you are just asking people to compensate on the stroke length but not address the cause - good luck 😎
I think good form does help reduce the problem. I watched Training Tall and he mentioned some really nice pointers. Sitting forward on your sit bones, towards the edge of the seat (rather than having your bottom sit on the entire seat), and perhaps lowering the foot plates lower (making sure you can still get to the catch without having to hunch/curve your back forward) are some of the things mentioned from Training Tall. This helps maintain your spine in a neutral position.
I'm no rowing purest but this is terrible technique. Just look at the rowing form sticker on the machine!
If I were you I'd take this off RUclips, it's not good at all
Your form, coming into the catch, is contrary to good rowing form.
Navel to spine navel to spine. Sitting on the bus? Breqth and think navel to spine. LeRnt that from couch to hand stand 30 days with Natalie. Build core shoulder stability and if can do handstands confirms core shoulders wrists healthy. If ur kids a slouch pay him $50 when can do a free standing handstand for 40 secomds, or better yet 5 dollars per Natalie's workout completed so he doesn't rush and hurt himself. Natalies classes like pulling teeth its that slow but super thorough and shes super cute.
Anyone who had been diagnosed with herniated discs or elderly who should be extra careful with maintaining healthy joints should really listen to this advice, if they're up for rowing.
Most people just believe 'good form' will fix every problem. The good form is good and all but the impact on your joints will accumulate. There's a reason top performing rowing athletes often hurt themselves.
On a similar note, people say deadlift is safe as well when done right. They claim that only reason people are hurting their back is due to so called 'bad techniques'. But guess what? Search any famous and HONEST youtubers, elite athletes, and retired athletes. Chances are they had some kind of injuries, predominantly in their lower backs.
The point is, even the top athletes and people who devote their life to those specific movements hurt themselves. What do you think how average individual would end up? Maybe they'll be fine for years if they don't push their limits hard. But even then, those little impact on your joint, the very little and light stress on your joint for 100+ reps for every workout, is bound to stack up.
I do deadlift, squat, bench, ohp, snatch, that sort of heavy compound things. And yes safe techniques are very important, but I'd say even the 'good technique' simply reduces the impact on your joints. It won't protect your joints like some kind of magic charm. I know it's sad, but human body is not built to last forever guys.
It's true that every elite sport wears you down. No matter how good your technique is. That said, even elite rowers need to work hard to keep their core strength and hip flexibility, if they didn't have that, their injuries would be way worse. The problem with erg and technique is that people start to focus on technique first, but guess what, you need to first strengthen your core and back muscles by doing separate exercises off the erg.
Thanks