ross-hat
Level 2 Valued Member
Hello.
I started doing the exercises in this video (Enter the Kettlebell): .
About me:
I am a 30 yr old male, ~6' tall, ~155 lbs. I spend a lot of time sitting in a chair with posture that is not great, but not terrible.
Movement: I have not had a functional movement screen, but I think my joints seem to have average range of motion.
Sports: These days I occasionally play tennis and do capoeira; that's it for now.
I have a homemade kettlebell which is ~40 lbs. (18 kg)
I initially found it hard to do the exercises with my 40 lb kettlebell, but they got a bit easier. I was doing the sequence close to every day for a week or a few weeks, but at the end, I noticed my back hurting the day after. It felt fine during and after the exercise; it was only a day or so later that the problem started. If I bent backwards, I would feel a sharp pain in a muscle in the middle part of my back: slightly right and low of center. My back felt kind of weak generally. So, I rested and kept my back as straight as possible.
When my back was better, I assumed I had injured it because I didn't keep it straight during the exercises. So, I tied a straight board to my back to make sure my back was straight. When I did the exercises with this plank (I did not use the plank for the Turkish Get Up), I noticed my hips rotated forward and back a little bit when doing the swing, but other than that, I didn't have a problem keeping a straight back.
A family friend who has experience with kettlebells, but not Strong First methods, spotted me and said my form was OK. He said that the exercises can tighten up the front of your hips, which will put strain on the back muscles, so as long as it is only the back muscles that are affected, you just have to wait for your body to get used to it, and also do some hip warm ups. He said the hips can be rotated forward/butt sticking up and out when doing the swing.
After doing the exercises again, I have noticed just a slight feeling in my back that is similar to the original problem, but it is not very noticeable and doesn't cause trouble in my daily life. I will not do the exercises until I don't have that feeling anymore.
Have others had this same experience? Are there other exercises I should do for my back or abs that will reduce this problem? Should I stop these exercises altogether? I like doing the exercises and don't feel bad when I do them, and I put a fair amount of time into making my kettlebell, so I hope I don't need to give up entirely on the exercises. Once covid is over, I will try to find a StrongFirst trainer.
I started doing the exercises in this video (Enter the Kettlebell): .
About me:
I am a 30 yr old male, ~6' tall, ~155 lbs. I spend a lot of time sitting in a chair with posture that is not great, but not terrible.
Movement: I have not had a functional movement screen, but I think my joints seem to have average range of motion.
Sports: These days I occasionally play tennis and do capoeira; that's it for now.
I have a homemade kettlebell which is ~40 lbs. (18 kg)
I initially found it hard to do the exercises with my 40 lb kettlebell, but they got a bit easier. I was doing the sequence close to every day for a week or a few weeks, but at the end, I noticed my back hurting the day after. It felt fine during and after the exercise; it was only a day or so later that the problem started. If I bent backwards, I would feel a sharp pain in a muscle in the middle part of my back: slightly right and low of center. My back felt kind of weak generally. So, I rested and kept my back as straight as possible.
When my back was better, I assumed I had injured it because I didn't keep it straight during the exercises. So, I tied a straight board to my back to make sure my back was straight. When I did the exercises with this plank (I did not use the plank for the Turkish Get Up), I noticed my hips rotated forward and back a little bit when doing the swing, but other than that, I didn't have a problem keeping a straight back.
A family friend who has experience with kettlebells, but not Strong First methods, spotted me and said my form was OK. He said that the exercises can tighten up the front of your hips, which will put strain on the back muscles, so as long as it is only the back muscles that are affected, you just have to wait for your body to get used to it, and also do some hip warm ups. He said the hips can be rotated forward/butt sticking up and out when doing the swing.
After doing the exercises again, I have noticed just a slight feeling in my back that is similar to the original problem, but it is not very noticeable and doesn't cause trouble in my daily life. I will not do the exercises until I don't have that feeling anymore.
Have others had this same experience? Are there other exercises I should do for my back or abs that will reduce this problem? Should I stop these exercises altogether? I like doing the exercises and don't feel bad when I do them, and I put a fair amount of time into making my kettlebell, so I hope I don't need to give up entirely on the exercises. Once covid is over, I will try to find a StrongFirst trainer.