Sentences with phrase «keeping lower back»

Push with your legs to start the lift and get if off the ground while keeping your lower back tight.

This most important part of this exercise is keeping the lower back stable and solid throughout.

Bend your knees very slightly, and then while keeping your lower back in a neutral position, hinge forwards from your hips to around 90 degrees.

Bring you knees out in front of you so that you are keeping your lower back extended with your knees kept above your ankles.

The rowing movements should be done with a moderate weight, keeping your lower back arched and tight and concentrating on squeezing the shoulder blades together behind you at the contraction of the rep.. This squeezing will help strengthen the muscles that pull your shoulders back, helping to correct the slouching.

Make sure you push as far up as you can go while still keeping your lower back in good alignment.

Keeping your lower back flat and chest forward, push through your heels to extend your hips and stand back up with the ball.

Gently pull both knees toward chest, keeping lower back on floor.

Lift your buttocks slightly off the floor and hold for 10 seconds, keeping your lower back on the floor.

I don't know if you have problems keeping your lower back on the ground when doing movements like the first pictures..

The goal is 4 rounds of 10 reps. To test to see if you are keeping your lower back pressed into the ground, roll up a gym towel or shirt and place one end of it under your lower back.

Then, slowly lift one leg off the ground and lean forward as far as you can while keeping your lower back in good alignment.

Slowly begin to roll your shoulders off the floor while keeping your lower back on the floor.

You'll be working your entire core, front and back as well as keeping your lower back engaged and strong.

Use the right hand to pick up the dumbbell on the floor and hold the weight while keeping your lower back straight.

Keeping your lower back and knees stable, raise the barbell by extending your hips, pushing them forward as you squeeze the glutes.

Tuck tailbone and pull abs in; keeping your lower back on the floor, lift shoulder blades off the floor and reach arms forward.

This way you are protecting your spine, and keeping your lower back muscles fresh for the other back exercises.

Then start raising both of your legs together, whilst keeping your lower back firmly down on the floor, until your feet face the ceiling.

If I tuck a shirt into them, it keeps my lower back covered where the gap is so I don't get a cold draft or give someone a show when I bend over.

Keep your lower back flat, elbows tucked into your side.

Keep your lower back arched and your chest up.

Be sure to keep your lower back pressed firmly into the bench.

When you do this variation your opposite hand and leg are rested on a bench or any other support which will also keep the lower back rigid.

There are two additional dumbbell variations you can try which will keep your lower back and chest supported and allow you to use two dumbbells in each hand at the same time.

Keep lower back long and lift through chest as you lower legs a little more toward the floor, gazing forward and keeping arms parallel.

Spiraling your heart and allowing the pelvic bowl to move in a circle keeps my lower back stretched and open as well as the psoas which can be more difficult to keep open during pregnancy.

With the deadlift, it's best to keep your lower back neutral and the bar close to you with either a double overhand grip or a over / under grip combination.

Slowly raise your shoulders and legs from the ground as you keep your lower back in contact with the floor.

Extend legs straight up and keep lower back pressed into the bench (no arching).

You can place your feet on the floor for extra stability or place your feet onto the bench to challenge your stability and keep your lower back from arching excessively.

On top of that, bouncing increases the risk of lower back injury by making it harder to keep your lower back neutral.

Look under your right shin (toward the wall) to see whether one of your hips has dipped lower than the other and adjust them so they are even — it will intensify the stretch and keep your lower back happy.

Keep your lower back in a neutral position — not too arched and not too rounded.

Contract your abs and bring your shoulders up off the ground and bring your chest to your knees by rounding the back and curling the spine, keep your lower back on the floor.

Keep spine long and chest lifted the entire time to keep low back from rounding.

Once you develop coordination in your pelvic floor muscles and abdominal muscles, they will naturally contract to keep your lower back stable and decrease your risk of back pain.

This requires drawing the abdomen in to keep the lower back long and to support the weight of the legs with the arms and upper body.

Keep your lower back as neutral as possible and do not round too much.

Keep your lower back relatively flat throughout the movement.

As with all bicep strengthening exercises, make sure that you keep your lower back in good posture.

Keep your lower back flush against the bench - otherwise you are turning the incline bench into a flat bench.

Keep that lower back arched the whole way, too and keep your core tight.

Keep your lower back flat or slightly arched, and your torso at an angle slightly above horizontal to the floor.

Firm your shoulder blades and keep your lower back strong.

Throughout the movement, keep the cervical spine in a proper neutral position and keep your lower back pressed against the floor.

You should squeeze your ab muscles and keep your lower back on the floor.

Keep your lower back flat and hold a dumbbell in your hand.

Again, keep your lower back pressed strongly into the ground.

Good flexibility will prevent injuries and keep your lower back happy and healthy.