Exercises That May Damage Your Spine
Exercises that put adverse strain on your spine and nervous system, swap them for less damaging and more effective exercises:
Swap:
You should always train your core muscles (small intrinsic muscles) that support your spine last, don’t exhaust them at the beginning of your training session as you need them to protect your spine from injury.
Swap:
- Wrestler bridges for Neck Isometric
- Neck Harness exercises for Harness Isometrics
- Prone Cobra for Supine Ball Bridges
- Side Bends for Side Bridges
- Twists for 1 leg Ball Push-ups/Raises
- Sit-ups for Crunches
- Leg Press for Squats
You should always train your core muscles (small intrinsic muscles) that support your spine last, don’t exhaust them at the beginning of your training session as you need them to protect your spine from injury.