Dr. McGill Big 3 Exercises: Are they good for back pain? Dr. Stuart McGill and his Big 3 Core Exercises have made their way into the fitness industry claiming to be the best overall core exercises to prime the body and build a resilient core. If you have been dealing with persistent back pain and […]
What is a good exercise to build strength in the upper back? When it comes to correcting things like poor posture, rounded shoulders or an achy mid-back, we can’t always resort to smashing it with a foam roller or stretching. To be honest these things bring more of a mental relief than an actual structural […]
The Banded Pull-Downs are a super-effective back and lat strength-building exercise. If you have a hard time doing pull-ups and you don’t have access to a cable machine grab a set of bands and rig this up where ever you workout. I do these two ways one with my feet up and the other with […]
When it comes to exercising the back and core you often see people who have been struggling with chronic low back pain forgo any direct work in these areas. Crunches and sit ups hurt, back extensions and dead lifts hurt so they just throw them out altogether. The problem with this is that the less […]
