I'm stubborn when it comes to medical professions. I have a "I can fix it myself" mentality. Hence, strengthen and stretch.

 

Situps help alot....you are only as strong as your core...sounds cheesy but you never see a strong person with a beer belly

 

Doesn't sound cheesy at all... they're kind of a given tho. I'm looking for lesser known stretches. Appreciated though.

 

You obviously never met a black man before....my lower back hurts like crazy...doctor said i need a backeyottomy

 

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I'm not going near this one. :chuckles:

 

Why don't you use that machine that you sit on then grab the handle on one end the rotate the upper torso. I've seen the machine at the gym but never used it except for once.

 

no pun intended h:

 

I has a giant rubber ball. I like them for situps.

 

lay flat on your back with your arms above your head holding the ball
lift your legs, holding your knees straight, and raise your arms
place the ball between your feet and hold onto it
repeat as many times as possible

its just a modified crunch, but it is brutal and gets the back involved pretty well

for stretching i always got alot out of the beauty pose, or sitting in a chair and lean over the back of it real hard

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lying pull downs on a machine works wonders.