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Stu Greenbaum
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Hi, my name is Stu Greenbaum. Since suffering a major low back injury 13 years ago, I have...
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Kettlebell lunge-squat combo
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Check this one out, looks like a great way to efficiently work both lunges and squats!http://www.nofearfitness.com/SampExercises/LungeSquatCombo.php
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Thanksgiving bodyweight + kettlebell workout!
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Here’s one I’ve been enjoying quite a bit; twice a week seems to do the trick:5 minute warmup20 min core mobility & stabilization with Swiss ball and wobble board3 sets of ...
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Low back pain? Strengthen your upper back!
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This may sound counter-intuitive, but I’ve found that low back pain can be caused by upper back weakness. Especially if you sit a lot, the upper back gets weak, the shoulders ...
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Are Turkish Get Ups bad for your back?
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I’ve seen this question a lot lately, so here’s my opinion. The TGU is a great whole-body exercise; however, in my experience there are two big ways to potentially hurt your ...
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Had a great session today, activ ...
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Had a great session today, activating some of the “turned off” muscles that control my right foot and ankle. Immediately felt more stable in the knee area when doing unweight ...
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Note that this is not another &l ...
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Note that this is not another “back pain” blog – let’s get the focus off the pain and on being strong! Focus on the goal, if you just fixate on pain then it’s really hard to ...
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I know how much back pain sucks. ...
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I know how much back pain sucks. Don’t despair! It is totally possible to get almost 100% better. I’ll talk a lot about this in upcoming posts, but for now, take a deep bre ...
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Just a note that I am not a doct ...
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Just a note that I am not a doctor! You need to check with your physician before trying any exercises or other methods that I have tried or recommend you investigate!
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Did 10 minutes of swings yesterd ...
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Did 10 minutes of swings yesterday with my new 44lb kettlebell, first time moving up from the 35lb. Felt pretty good! Amazing that only two months ago I could barely lift a ...
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Welcome to my blog. Here you&rs ...
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Welcome to my blog. Here you’ll learn about my ongoing journey from “bad back” victim to strong back man. I hope you will learn something useful and come back often! Please ...
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Plan is to work get-ups today, 5 ...
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Plan is to work get-ups today, 5 minutes total (actually takes me about 6 minutes to do 2 reps per side). Need to focus on lifting the kneecaps and activating glutes in the u ...
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I used to fear having to pick up ...
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I used to fear having to pick up a heavy object off the ground. No more! Just have to think, follow the right cues, and not go too fast! And make sure I can get a prober gr ...
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In overcoming back pain, I&rsquo ...
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In overcoming back pain, I’ve learned that specific, goals are a necessity. For me, something like, “not having my back hurt,” is too general, and not aspirational enough. ...
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BTW, I am following the “P ...
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BTW, I am following the “Program Minimum” for kettlebells, as described in Pavel’s Enter the Kettlebell. Swings twice a week for 10 min, turkish get-ups twice a week for 5 mi ...
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A very good Friday and Saturday ...
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A very good Friday and Saturday for the back! Did swings yesterday, 44lb for 10 minutes, felt good – about the last 2 minutes I finally “got” how to use a superfast hip “bump ...
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I used to say I had a bad back & ...
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I used to say I had a bad back – but then realized that that is something of a self-fulfilling prophesy. As soon as I started to tell myself that my back was strong, I sudden ...
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Here is a list of the things I c ...
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Here is a list of the things I could not do just a few short months ago, and can do now!sleep on a normal mattresspick my kids up and carry them aroundlift heavy objects off t ...
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I’ve recently realized tha ...
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I’ve recently realized that back pain, or lack thereof, is due to these two simple things. All the fancy gadgets and symptom-treating therapies in the world will not permanen ...
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Get-ups went very well – I ...
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Get-ups went very well – I’ve realized that the key movement is relaxing the neck, and pulling the lat (armpit muscle) down and connecting that energy with the lower abdomen. ...
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