lower back cramps

sg516 · 05-27-2008, 11:45 AM

lately for some reason i have been getting cramps in my lower back when i do static lunges. i started doing them in the corner of my gym so i can see my reflection from both the front and the side to make sure my posture is correct and it is. i can't see any reason why this should happen. so i guess i am just wondering if any of you have ever had this happen or what is the fix for cramping?

should i just go down in weight?

UConnJulie · 05-27-2008, 03:27 PM

Where in your lower back? Both sides? Symmetrical? Does it radiate anywhere else?

sg516 · 05-27-2008, 07:23 PM

its on both sides down where the waist band of my pants is and it doesn't radiate. i was thinking it might be that my lower back muscles are trying to keep my back straight and stable against the weight. if that makes any sense. i was fine until about a week and a half ago when i went up to 60 lbs for 2 sets of 15 reps/ leg. it cramped up and i had to put the weights down. it was sore the next morning but felt fine by the afternoon. so i went back to the gym a few days later and the same thing happened but it happened at the end of my 2nd set so i was able to finish.

UConnJulie · 05-28-2008, 07:29 PM

What program are you currently doing?
What do you do for mobility/stretching?
Do you foam roll?

sg516 · 05-29-2008, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by UConnJulie

What program are you currently doing?
What do you do for mobility/stretching?
Do you foam roll?

NROL
Kung Fu stretches me pretty good and i stretch after any physical activity i do otherwise.
and no i dont foam roll. my wife bought a foam roller and it had all these examples of how to use it and i tried them all and rolled different parts of my body and it didn't feel like i was doing anything. she says it normally hurts. but even with all my weight on it it felt like nothing was happening. maybe i did it wrong.

UConnJulie · 05-29-2008, 10:59 AM

Hmmm ...

Try
1. Prone on elbows x 5 minutes.

If no pain after that, then progress to ...
2. Press Ups x 10

How's your core strength? Can you plank for 2 minutes?

sg516 · 05-29-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by UConnJulie

Hmmm ...

How's your core strength? Can you plank for 2 minutes?

core strength is ok. i can plank for 2 minutes but i don't like to

. maybe its a hydration issue. its wierd bc i do all sorts of exercises and my back is ok but its just the lunges. i am going to get a trainer to look at me. maybe i am leaning back or somethign and i just can't tell. i look straight to me in the mirror but maybe when i look over to see my profile i am straightening up without realizing it and then going back to a bent waist when i look at my front to watch my knee. i dunno.

UConnJulie · 05-29-2008, 02:31 PM

That's a good idea ...