Help Please-Not going to be able to squat

[hoyle21]

How else can I work my Glutes without putting pressure on my back? I can to leg extensions and curls, but not sure how to work my butt.

I have an old football injury that resulted in a laminectomy at L4-L5 about 10 years ago, and I have a few other disk that are not 100% correct. Squatting today I felt the sting, so I am just going to give it up, but am looking for good quality exercises to do to work the same muscle groups without involving my back.


Thanks in advance guys!

[kalspic]

can you do lunges? those hit my glutes pretty good

[hoyle21]

can you do lunges? those hit my glutes pretty good

I dunno, I can try it I guess. Not sure how it will feel. I can probably get away with less weight on the lunges. Ill try it out next week.

[l2elapse]

lunges

[BgMc31]

Can you front squat? How about hack squats? And lastly, does you gym have a Cambered safety squat bar? If so, use that to squat. Lots of strength athletes with previous back issues use this to squat instead of a regular bar.

[pebble]

Dip belt squats. It will take the loading off of your spine.

[hoyle21]

Thanks for the advice guys, Im going to have to research theses methods later. My back is screwed today. Took me an hour to finally get out of bed. Lots and lots of pain. Ill be headed to the doc tomorrow.