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Jack, take a look at your hips for the answer to this question is most likely there. Go to your dinning room table and sit on it. Move back on the table so that your knees are just slightly past the edge. Now lie down on the table with both legs pulled into the chest. Slowly bring the left leg out so that it is straight out from the hip. Your leg should be able to lay on the table while you are bear hugging the right leg into the chest. If the leg doesn't touch the table the problem is that your hip flexor muscles are tight. Do the same movement with the right leg and most likely it is also tight. When this happens it means that the pelvis is pulled forward. This creates a problem in that the spine is also moved forward in the lower back. So when you do a sit up or plank pose the tight and weak hip flexors cause the spine to move even further forward thus the pain. The culprit in this is a muscle called the Psoas. This muscle comes off the vertebrae and moves down to the front and inside of the top of the thigh. This muscle needs work to help it relax and gain strength. Take a look at your standing posture or have someone look at it for you. You should be able to stand up correctly without having an increased curve in the lower back. Once you correct this problem you will no longer have this pain. I would suggest that you do these movements. Lie on your stomach on the floor. Bend one knee to a 90 degree bend and hold that position. Now raise that leg up as high as you can for 5 seconds and then relax the leg. Repeat this until you have done 10 reps. Now rest for 1 minute. Repeat this cycle twice more on that leg then do the same cycle of 3 with the opposite leg. Also do bridges as this will also help to strengthen the hip muscles. Do this by lying on your back. Bring the feet as close to the buttocks as possible and keep the knees together. Now raise your hips up as high as possible and keep pushing them upward for 5 seconds. Relax and return to the floor. Do this 10 times. Doing these movements will help you gain enough strength in the muscles to stabilize you. Make sure that you are always thinking of your posture. Think tall.

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Your back muscles are tight and the movements cause them to get pinched when you exercise and that is what gives you the pain, them being pinched. To get rid of the pain and not have it return you have to free up your back muscles and here's how to do that:

Back:

(do while sitting on a chair)

Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder, fingers over the back and the palm in the front, and firmly pull down on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward and to the outside of your left leg, keeping your left arm as straight as possible. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, then release the pressure but rest there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side.

For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.

you might be doing it wrong.

EDIT: it never happens to me even when i first started exercising. if your lower back hurts doing push ups, it will hurt even more when doing back exercises.

you might of puled a muscle or rip something. that happens when you do an exercise wrongs or don't warm up and stretch before doing an exercise. Just go see your doctor, only he can tell you what the problem is.

i suggest you not to do any exercise at this point, if there is anything wrong then you can permanently damage your back.

Why would a running coach tell you to get a six pack? That wouldn't really make you run faster. Besides, nobody does sit-ups anymore; it's well-known that they're bad for (here it comes:) your back. Just google ab workout and sift through, there are dozens you can do.

hello jack i am mohammad i am nurse

this pain is due to weakness of lower back so you have to start exercise with some stretch slowly then go up more and more and ends with slow down

---- for plank do any hold for anything from floor with bent for your knee and sit then hold and then stand

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