DanPlanche Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 When I read stuff like this http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/15-exercises-trainers-would-never-do/slide/9Am I right in thinking , that this is stupid as leg raises are not meant to hyper extend the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Ravn Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Lol. Yeah, it's dangerous, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Truelove Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Have you seen how crossfitters do leg raises (toes to bar)? Not saying the article is correct but in GST leg raises are part of the Manna progression, for general fitness maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Note the difference between long-time 'national team coach' vs 'certified fitness trainer and author of 10 minute fitness DVD' To be fair to an unprepped person a lot of GST exercises are relatively dangerous, but as we know, that is not the case with a correct approach. Also I hate 'toes to bar.' Seriously, how hard is 'keep your legs straight?' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keilani Gutierrez Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Also I hate 'toes to bar.' Seriously, how hard is 'keep your legs straight?' haha. it's up there with "hinge from the hip" for a pike stretch, "flex your abs and press your lower back into the floor" for hollow holds and my favorite "straight body while in plank. this isn't a yoga class, no downward dogs!" the group im working with has condition, however the problems are all neurological: no idea what engaging abs feels like, ppt, pft don't even ask. protraction and depression they've wrapped their heads around after around a few months of working with them. I had to begin row variations with a barbell in a squat rack because the instability of the rings would make them half row / half pull up with either a flexed torso or overly arched back but funny enough not one of them can do a hinge row. not. one. single. person. it completely blows theirs minds up.today for the first time, i heard someone say they got a cramp in their abs from doing hollow holds with bent legs. i was so proud. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 today for the first time, i heard someone say they got a cramp in their abs from doing hollow holds with bent legs. i was so proud. That's cool Doin good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 The leglifts anecdote is probably due to Stuart McGill's work on spinal flexion that humans have x amount of spinal flexion repetitions in their spine in their lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hansen Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 The funny thing about "exercises you should never do" articles is that pretty much every exercise you can think of has made it on to one of the lists. Usually the exercises that promise certain doom are ones that have never bothered me while some of the 'approved' exercises leave me in pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnicky Roy Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 It's amazing what makes the list.So far I've seen situps, back squats, even squat thrusts at one point because of the bending over motion..I swear, they most do these studies on desk workers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Green Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 In the case McGill's study, it was done on the spines of dead pigs. Due to the differing nature of a living spine and a dead spine, it should only be indicative of a need for further investigation, rather than a proclamation that repeated flexion movements are bad for the spine. There are other studies out there, and I'm not trying to disparage McGill's work, just giving an example of how this stuff comes out and people take off running with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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