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Low Back Injury Prevention

Trunk control and hip-hinge mechanics to protect the low back under load.

prevention

Cornerstone Exercises (4)

First-line exercises for this goal.

Bird Dog Exercise
motor-control · beginner
Bird Dog to Elbow-Knee
motor-control · intermediate
Bodyweight Hip Hinge
motor-control · beginner
Hip Hinge / Deadlift Pattern
strength · intermediate

Supporting Exercises (17)

These contribute to the goal.

Backpack Weighted Carry
functional · intermediate
Diaphragmatic Breathing with Bracing
breathwork · intermediate
Farmer's Carry (Loaded Carry)
strength · intermediate
Front Plank and Variations
motor-control · beginner
Hollow Body Hold
motor-control · intermediate
Kettlebell Good Morning
strength · intermediate

high lumbar shear/load in the hinged position; use light load and a strictly neutral spine

Kettlebell Swing (Two-Hand)
strength · intermediate

keep a neutral spine and hinge from the hips; ballistic loading can provoke an acute low-back flare if the lumbar spine flexes under speed

McGill Curl-Up
motor-control · beginner
Modified Curl-Up / Dead Bug
motor-control · beginner
Side-Bridge
motor-control · intermediate
Pallof Press (Anti-Rotation)
motor-control · intermediate
Pelvic Clock Mobilization
mobility · beginner
Romanian Deadlift
strength · intermediate

maintain a neutral spine; avoid loaded lumbar rounding at end range

Side Plank (Lateral Bridge)
motor-control · intermediate
Side Plank with Hip Abduction
motor-control · intermediate