Lordosis - has anybody here successfully cured himself of it?

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Greg Kovacs fixed his by picking up refrigerators "naked" in front of paying schmo's twice a week for a decade.

[purenaturalstrength]

The one at our gym is plate loaded and probably very expensive.....has worked wonders on my back as far as strengthening it and less pain as a result.

You lay on it,and slowly lift your legs up until you reach the top,then lower under control.

Works the whole posterior chain....I feel it mostly in hams and glutes,but erectors are worked at the top of the exercises.

I usually do regular hypers right after these.

i'm pretty sure my spinal erectors and glutes are already strong from all those squats


problem with my gym is the hamstring machine is way too weak

so i'm forced to do super slow reps with it to be able to reach "failure" after a dozen or so reps


i think this is the problem, leg is super quadricep dominant, this together with weak saggy abs and tight back => lordosis


by the way seems like everybody who lifts weights has this but they dont care or are oblivious about it

[purenaturalstrength]

squats and deads while neglecting hamstrings? not possible

my quadriceps and glutes always have soreness

hamstrings never


this means the hamstring activation is pretty low in these lifts

[purenaturalstrength]

Greg Kovacs fixed his by picking up refrigerators "naked" in front of paying schmo's twice a week for a decade.

he did g4p with jay cutler? wtf man

[purenaturalstrength]

i think overgrown glute also seem it make worse from the side

even when i flex my abs and gluts to make the back as straight as possible the ass still protrudes a huge amount behind the back

[Voland]

i think overgrown glute also seem it make worse from the side

even when i flex my abs and gluts to make the back as straight as possible the ass still protrudes a huge amount behind the back

Stop taking it doggy. That should help.

[BigCyp]

At first this thread read like a hit on Christianity....."lordosis".  Was ready to throw down some theology LOL!!


Unfortunately I have no advice for your condition, but hope you can find a solution.  God Bless!!

Yes MOS, I didn't realise we were brothers  God is faithful.

[epicmass]

i've been trying to do this for months and no results

This type of problem builds up over a long time and can take a long time to sort out. Stick with it. I had lower back issues that took me 2 years to sort out. For me, working hams more, streching hip flexors/lower back, and continuing to do deads/squats sorted me out.

[Tapeworm]

try bosu balls.

You're thinking of ben wa balls.

[Rhomboids]

when you look at the weak and the right muscles


it seems pretty apparent this is caused by squats and deadlifts over the years, while neglecting ab work, ham work, and flexibility work


the curse of neglecting the "details"

I have the exact same condition and from neglecting what you're pointing out.  I'm back doing situps after each workout.  I see a message therapist once a while and was told i had Lordosis?  I'm working on rounding out my back.  When i roll on my spine it hurts like hell but it feels good - like i've neglected doing it.  And i have. 

I've been doing those gay hip thrust movements but they alleviate the condition somewhat. 

Glad you brought this subject up. 

[CalvinH]

These pics were so good till you posted the last one....

[wes]

I had to appease the gay audience.

[ob205]

Lordosis is mainly caused by the lower cross syndrome (anterior pelvic tilt).  There are some good articles on the web about it.  I think foam rolling the hip flexors and stretching will help this. 

good article below

http://inhumanexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/11/5-simple-exercises-for-correcting.html

[wes]

Try Stiff-Legged deadlifts while standing on a bench.

[apply85]

i have posterior pelvic tilt, makes my butt look small. help

[wes]

i have posterior pelvic tilt, makes my butt look small. help

[Samourai Pizzacat]

so this is caused by weak hamstrings, tight erector spinae, tight psoas, tight quadriceps, weak elongated abdominals IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY

solution should be increase hamstring strength, abdominal strength, increase psoas, quadriceps, and erector spinae flexibility


sounds easy enough........


i've been trying to do this for months and no results


fuck

Dont you mean lardassis?

[purenaturalstrength]

This type of problem builds up over a long time and can take a long time to sort out. Stick with it. I had lower back issues that took me 2 years to sort out. For me, working hams more, streching hip flexors/lower back, and continuing to do deads/squats sorted me out.

great, so it works exactly like what i'm trying to do


just takes more time and effort


good to know i'm doing something that's going to work

[hematocritter]

I have it pretty bad, been to chiros and deep tissue massage therapists, but
didn't have much luck with it.
This site has some good resources....
http://www.exrx.net/Kinesiology/Posture.html

In my case, quads are tight as hell and hamstrings are weak.
Abdominals are weak and need to be trained hard and heavy.
I was told deep, deep leg presses are helpful.....use light enough
weight for slow, controlled reps and hold at the bottom.
Lunges help too, but everyone thinks they're gay.

I paid a strength trainer to put together a list of exercises for postural issues;
he consulted with physical therapists, ART practitioners, and other strength
coaches and basically consolidated it for me.

If you want to PM me I can send you some files on stretches and various
exercises that help fix imbalances.

[purenaturalstrength]

I have it pretty bad, been to chiros and deep tissue massage therapists, but
didn't have much luck with it.
This site has some good resources....
http://www.exrx.net/Kinesiology/Posture.html

In my case, quads are tight as hell and hamstrings are weak.
Abdominals are weak and need to be trained hard and heavy.
I was told deep, deep leg presses are helpful.....use light enough
weight for slow, controlled reps and hold at the bottom.
Lunges help too, but everyone thinks they're gay.

I paid a strength trainer to put together a list of exercises for postural issues;
he consulted with physical therapists, ART practitioners, and other strength
coaches and basically consolidated it for me.

If you want to PM me I can send you some files on stretches and various
exercises that help fix imbalances.

basically it comes down to stretching psoas, spinal erectors, quads, and strengthening abdominals and hamstrings right


i don't have an extreme case anyway, no doctor has ever commented on it, but when i see myself relaxed from the side i realize i have it


99% of bodybuilders have this in my observations

thanks for thelink very interesting

[hematocritter]

thanks for thelink very interesting

no prob.
I now many people here hate T-nation, but they had a series called 'Neanderthal No More' about
fixing imbalances. It helped me a bit.
This is the routine itself I think, there are a few other articles in the series.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_repair/neanderthal_no_more_part_iv;jsessionid=CC7F34DA0596BCB7E093193D9E8D8427-mcd02.hydra

My next attempt will be getting rolfing done....a practitioner in my area claims he can fix it. We'll see.

[arce1988]

[Coach is Back!]

Works the whole posterior chain,with the emphasis on hams,glutes,erectors.

That is your posterior chain

[Cashfan]

Dont be silly Coachski, this is your posterior chain.