good back exercises?

[WhiteBelt]

I guess powerlifters and old school weightlifters are stupid then.

 

Deadlifts are great. Sumo deadlifts are more for your legs than back. Other great back lifts: goodmornings, romanian deadlift, stiff-leg deadlift, reverse hyper, pull-throughs, etc.

[Maddwraph]

thanks for the replies but i dont want to do exercises that will harm my spine in the long run or any part of my bak. thanks

[WhiteBelt]

Deadlifts can injure you. So can bicep curls. But neither will automatically turn you into a cripple.

[Vito]

yes, but deadlifts and bicep curls are different in that biceps dont put strain on the lower back bones while deadlifts do.

[GhostlySykanRyu]

If you're new to lifting, get a guide of some sort. Speak to a trainer or experienced person you know. Pick up an M&F mag. Once you get proper form down and keep it, injury isn't likely. I wouldn't take too much lifting advice from strangers to be honest (not saying tha their points aren't valid), lifting if done incorrectly is just as dangerous, if not more dangerous than being foolish with the arts themselves.

[GhostlySykanRyu]

If you're new to lifting, get a guide of some sort. Speak to a trainer or experienced person you know. Pick up an M&F mag. Once you get proper form down and keep it, injury isn't likely. I wouldn't take too much lifting advice from strangers to be honest (not saying tha their points aren't valid), lifting if done incorrectly is just as dangerous, if not more dangerous than being foolish with the arts themselves.

[WhiteBelt]

The only strain on your bones you should worry about with a deadlift is a rounded back. Rounded back = strained back. Otherwise you're good to go. Same thing applies to back extensions.

[DokterVet]

Here is a list of excersizes for the erector spinae (often called 'lower back' excersizes)

 

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/WaistWt.html#anchor1945210

 

For the record, I do deadlifts.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Just don't be like Bruce Lee and almost paralyze yourself for life...contrary to what that ridiculous documentary showed, he hurt his back lifting weights rather than getting kicked there. Whatever I may think of him, I have to give him credit for getting over this injury at least.

[White Warlock]

I have experienced the greatest results for reducing back pain by building up my abdominal muscles. The problem isn't normally a weak back (backs are usually pretty dang strong), but a strained or overworked back... due to an imbalance of the front and back of your body (wherein the front is not doing enough work, and the back is having to compensate). Building up the abdominal muscles helps to regain this balance.

 

And deadlifts?!? If you're back is already straining, that's just going to make it worse. I recommend refraining from straight-out back exercises until balance is obtained and then, when balance is obtained, supplementing back exercises with lots of ab-work, to maintain that ever-so critical balance.