what is the best exercise to strengthen your lower back?

Answer 1

One of the best exercises for your back that you can do at home is the prone cobra. Lie on your stomach, and lift your feet from the floor. Hold at the highest point, and control them back to strarting position. Now, do the same thing with the superior end of the body (head and shoulders). Lift the head and shoulders from the ground and hold for several seconds, with the rest of the body on the ground. Feel the muscles in the low back contract. Repeat until they are tired. Try it three times per week, and you will gain a stronger low back. Use it in conjunction with a abdominal workout.

Answer 2

Lay on your stomach. Lift your right arm up just a few inches, then raise your left leg just as high. Hold for about 10 seconds. Release. Lift your left arm up, and your right leg, hold for 10 seconds. Now raise all up, arms and legs and hold for 10 seconds, release.
Do this daily giving yourself one day off a week. Gradually increase the time that you can hold. When you can hold all of these poses for about 20 seconds, then you will be ready to try the cobra, which is a great back strengthener, but not good to start with a weak back.
You might want to try some yoga and pilates if you don't have any back injuries, if you do, be very careful, these can both make your back alot stronger, but you'll have to be careful and listen to your body. These can be found online very easily, they're good because they will also strengthen your abs, and this will take strain off of your back, the stronger the abs, the less your back has to do, they work together better and equally when they're both strong.

Answer 3

The "Best" exercise to strengthen the lower back is called the Deadlift.

If you have no dumbbells or fitness facility access you can do this with no weight to begin and then add some cans of beans...then jugs of water...

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Answer 4

Lie face down on your bed with your torso hanging off the side. Get it as far off as you can while still staying relatively parallel to the floor. Interlace your hands behind your head and slowly lower your body to about a forty five degree angle, then bring it back up. Try not to cheat by moving your legs up while you do it.

Also, if you work on building up your abs and obliques, you won't put as much strain on your lower back muscles. This can help prevent back problems later on in life.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

If you are having lower back pain, talk to your doctor about seeing a phsyical therapist.

Answer 7

yep deadlifts are probably the best. you can also do a variation of the deadlift called stiffed legged deadlifts.

make sure to keep your back straight at all times...or you could injure yourself.

Answer 8

crunches, sit ups whatever helps your abs

Answer 9

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