Quote Originally Posted by zempey
I have a bad back, surgery in 01 on l4-l5 l5-s1, I have to be very careful of how I lift. I have been doing planks for the past 6 months or so during my warm up stretching routine. These have made the most improvement in how my back feels on a daily basis, I have very little pain or tightness since doing these. If you have not tried them, you should give it a try, I hold for 2-3 minutes, but just hold as long as you can and try to build up time. It has helped all my lifts due to strengthening my core, I no longer wear a belt until I get up into really heavy weights.
Thanks man I'll definitely do these during warm up . That's some serious surgery ! Can you still lift heavy ? And how tall are you ? I'm 6,3 approx . Once again thanks man