What to do if your lower back hurts after doing plank

Plank is a common fitness method. If it is not performed properly, it may cause low back pain. At this time, you should stop exercising immediately to avoid aggravating the condition. Go to the hospital for examination in time, and then use appropriate methods to relieve it. If it is more serious, you should take certain medications. Doing plank can cause low back pain, which is related to inaccurate force, waist injury, etc.

What should I do if my lower back hurts when doing plank?

1. Stop exercising. Practicing plank can exercise the lumbar vertebrae and spine and prevent lumbar disc herniation. However, people who already have symptoms should not continue to practice to avoid aggravating the condition.

2. Seek medical attention promptly. If you experience lower back and abdominal pain while doing plank exercises, you should stop practicing immediately and go to the hospital to check whether you have a herniated disc or lumbar spine injury. 3. Take good care of your kidneys. If you often have lower back pain when doing plank and your movements are also standard. Then, maybe you need to nourish your kidneys.

What muscles does plank exercise?

Since the abdominal muscles are not like the chest muscles and back muscles, but are more composed of endurance muscles, training the abdominal muscles does not require much weight, but requires long-term training. For example, plank support is the best way to train the abdominal muscles. In fact, it not only trains the abdominal muscles, but also has a very strong training effect on the overall core strength. Through a simple plank support, the core strength areas such as the abdominal muscles, psoas muscles, and pelvic muscles can be trained very effectively.

What is the correct posture for plank support?

1. Prepare a yoga mat. Use push-up position as the starting position. Push-up position as the starting position is the simplest starting position for practicing plank. 2. Bend both forearms downward and keep them close to the ground. At this time, your elbows and fingers are flat on the ground. Your palms should be closed and placed directly below your shoulders. 3. You can bend your toes slightly and tighten your abdomen so that your abdomen and navel feel stretched toward your spine. 4. Straighten your body, but keep your neck and spine relaxed. Imagine that you are a piece of wood, and then you will be as straight as an arrow. 5. Maintain the plank position until you feel you can no longer support yourself or until you feel your body sweating slightly. 6. Keep your eyes on the ground in front of you and be careful not to lift your back. Your body should always be in a straight line from head to toe.