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Old 02-24-2008, 11:03 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by baffled111 View Post
Could you explain, Lisa? I've noticed that I start feeling planks in my lower back about 30-40 seconds in. I thought it was just that my abs were giving out and so my lower back was jumping in to help out. I'm wrong? What should I be doing differently?

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Well, you're right that your abs were giving out and your lower back was jumping in to help out, but we don't want to allow that to happen. When you feel yourself unable to maintain posterior pelvic tilt, you either have to correct your pelvic position or terminate the set.

Does that answer your question? Or do you want me to go into a long explanation of what anterior/posterior pelvic tilt is?
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