how do i firm up my abs and stop back pain

bk1991

hi guys have injuried back twice from car accident in last yr and have been getting phiso ..i have heard that if i firm up my abs that my back pain will ease off as ur ab muscles help back muscles how do i strengten these and also show some result i am only 32 waist so some very small fat but not much like when i streach back my abs are kinda visable i have heard of slendertone is any good tell me how do it

cardio,shoot me

Okay now that thats taken care of.
A number of exercises id reccomend for ab strengthening are Abdominal pulldowns. see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU4VKgU-DWk
Weighted decline situps see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfLwc7Y9m08
this video here has alot of abb exercises that are good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBMh4DKS1o

brianthebard

For someone who suffered two car crashes those exercises might be too advanced cardio. Op if you are getting physio for your injury then the best person to ask about this is the physiotherapist.

cardio,shoot me

brianthebard wrote: »

For someone who suffered two car crashes those exercises might be too advanced cardio. Op if you are getting physio for your injury then the best person to ask about this is the physiotherapist.

true. didnt think of that.

d-gal

brianthebard wrote: »

For someone who suffered two car crashes those exercises might be too advanced cardio. Op if you are getting physio for your injury then the best person to ask about this is the physiotherapist.

Dear fecking jesus no! A physio is that, a physio. the amount of injuries I have seen from people getting exercises of physios is a disgrace, majority just do not have the knowledge for it.
For example, I was training a marathon runner and he was getting some physio work done on his back and hamstrings, after some rehab work from me and some work from the physio he had improved considerably. The physio rang me up to say that the marathon runner should now start performing power cleans to improve further! That sums up the average physio (i'm not saying all physios are bad but a lot are).

d-gal

[QUOTE=cardio,shoot
A number of exercises id reccomend for ab strengthening are Abdominal pulldowns. see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU4VKgU-DWk
Weighted decline situps see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfLwc7Y9m08
this video here has alot of abb exercises that are good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBMh4DKS1o[/QUOTE]

If he did the above he would end back up in physio for twice as long. Please please do not give advice on a serious matter if you don't know what your talking about
OP focus on planks, side planks, bird-dogs and avoid weighted ab exercises and crunches, will put do much pressure on your lumbar spine and probably knock you back further

cardio,shoot me

sorry d-gal, it was pretty ret**ded of me, i think i glossed over the injury part in my own head.

bk1991

what do ye guys make of the slendetone ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

MagicMarker

bk1991 wrote: »

what do ye guys make of the slendetone ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Fit Body

HI there, I would recommend a beginner Pilates Class. THis is a slow and controlled class that will work on your core (abdominal Muscles & lower back)
Try to find a small class and make sure you tell the Instructor about your history.

And also make sure it is a beginner and not an advanced class, as you will need a lot of instruction to ensure you have the correct technique.