Original 12 Minute Foundation Training Workout by Dr. Eric Goodman

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  • @paulfinn1370
    @paulfinn1370 Před 9 lety +2076

    Eight words at the end of the video guaranteed to set up me up for the day, "Do that every day, no back pain ... ever." After doing this sequence several hundred times over the past 3-4 years, I can confirm it works exactly as described. My knees, hips and back are in better shape than twenty years ago. And all it takes is 12 minutes. Thanks, Eric.

    • @fredwardfortyhands7928
      @fredwardfortyhands7928 Před 9 lety +52

      Lydia Dugan this is the kind of discipline needed to actually see results

    • @lydiadugan8368
      @lydiadugan8368 Před 9 lety +27

      Again, I will try this. Yoga also helps, but this workout is highly touted by so many people. I have to keep at it.

    • @thiaga9
      @thiaga9 Před 4 lety +17

      Dr Eric is a genuine guy. What he says will work. I just now started this 12 minutes exercise. Hip flexor stretching is vital.

    • @nicholasroosa
      @nicholasroosa Před 4 lety +5

      Appreciate the feedback after 4 years!! This is awesome

    • @glenntipton6226
      @glenntipton6226 Před 4 lety +11

      So I used to do olympic weightlifting, which means I love squats. However, for the past year, I have been having knee and back pain. Would you say if I did this video for the next few months that I don't have to worry about knee/back pain anymore?

  • @meaningwarrior7330
    @meaningwarrior7330 Před 5 měsíci +1217

    Who’s here in 2024?

    • @hevestanna
      @hevestanna Před 5 měsíci +31

      Every 2nd day. I alternate between this one and the new one

    • @dalejohnson2480
      @dalejohnson2480 Před 5 měsíci +10

      been here since 2019

    • @1one3_Racing
      @1one3_Racing Před 5 měsíci +11

      Unfortunately me. There needs to be a 7 minute workout. The 3 isn't enough and the 12 is too hard for a fat guy

    • @matthewsbc
      @matthewsbc Před 5 měsíci +8

      I’m a mountain bike racer and I came here in 2020 because of issues and I’ve stayed here for maintenance. When I’m 2-3x per week I don’t have issues and when I stop doing it I end up coming back due to issues. So here I am haha

    • @thomassloan4804
      @thomassloan4804 Před 5 měsíci +14

      Found the routine on Reddit back in 2016. I’ve been doing it weekly ever since.

  • @FoundationTraining
    @FoundationTraining  Před 3 lety +2189

    It’s been 10 years since we posted this. Glad that you all enjoy it. Carry on. 🤙🏼

    • @dijks350
      @dijks350 Před 3 lety +19

      Just did this routine, my lower back feels so much better. Thank you

    • @jasminjenkins4841
      @jasminjenkins4841 Před 3 lety +27

      After 20 plus years of intense lower back problems including hospitalisations Doing these stretches is the only way I can function.

    • @tbanucci
      @tbanucci Před 3 lety +3

      I do this almost daily. It’s the best! One question, on good morning type bends, should my glute muscles tense up or should I let them release?

    • @Alahayeshua4u
      @Alahayeshua4u Před 3 lety +14

      To clarify: is "do that every day" a literal or a metaphorical prescription? I know with lifting weights, we generally don't want to do the same exercise every day. Are the muscles around the spine different? Do we want rest days? I've always been a little unsure about what to do every day, and what to space evenly 2x or 3x a week instead. Advice

    • @ugurcitil4463
      @ugurcitil4463 Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you. My lower back has been loving these exercises. I’ve done these exercises for 3 days and I’m already feeling my lower back getting stronger but my herniated disc is giving me more pain. Are there any other exercises you could recommend that would help with my herniated disc?

  • @unknownsource4359
    @unknownsource4359 Před 2 lety +543

    Please do not take this video down. This video is a Godsend dropped piece of jewel in these trying times. I do the 12min religiously everyday. My lower back feels brand new. Rinses off my depression and racks up my brain

    • @chloebelle4923
      @chloebelle4923 Před 2 lety +2

      How wonderful!🥰 You've inspired me to try this... I have been suffering for 7 months now. 😔 I hope you're still doing amazing! ☺

    • @napaea9460
      @napaea9460 Před rokem +12

      Even when I feel depressed and unmotivated, I still scourge up enough energy to do this workout because it works like magic!

    • @huiAPPOAJ
      @huiAPPOAJ Před rokem +8

      why don't you just download it

    • @johnballbrick1631
      @johnballbrick1631 Před rokem

      @@chloebelle4923 Hi, any improvements?

  • @spj6897
    @spj6897 Před 5 dny +3

    12 years later I was directed here. At 26 severely strained my labrum. Will be doing this every day and update you all.

  • @letownia
    @letownia Před 5 lety +382

    I highly recommend watching this video on .75 speed (there is a menu option in the youtube frame). The narrator sometimes asks for 10 sets but doesn't give you enough time. Also the slower you do it, the better ;)

    • @NobleGangsta13
      @NobleGangsta13 Před 3 lety +3

      Amazing idea!

    • @joebot9309
      @joebot9309 Před 3 lety +18

      I was thinking of speeding it up - cause its kicking my butt!

    • @schminke89
      @schminke89 Před 3 lety +41

      Super dangerous comment, nearly died doing the now 18-minute version 😅

    • @Sweetdrownsoda
      @Sweetdrownsoda Před 3 lety +3

      Great tip! Thank u

    • @TheSlenderMonkey
      @TheSlenderMonkey Před 3 lety +1

      This is the only way I'll be doing this now, nice idea!

  • @Blackjack-rs8vs
    @Blackjack-rs8vs Před 3 lety +126

    This might be the most beneficial 12 minutes in CZcams history.

    • @YogawithAliBeale
      @YogawithAliBeale Před 3 lety +2

      So inspired I can't wait to try this. My students could really use this, so many of us need to just break poor movement patterns. This would do it!

    • @MatiDota
      @MatiDota Před 3 lety +2

      @@YogawithAliBeale i started it yesterday. SO hard. My entire body is shaking

    • @gopalakrishnamn4674
      @gopalakrishnamn4674 Před 3 měsíci

      I vouch for this comment. Experienced it

  • @SammieMagallanes
    @SammieMagallanes Před 2 měsíci +18

    You will never see me commenting on any videos but this video has saved my life! Instant relief thank you Doc!!

  • @TheMabrook
    @TheMabrook Před 9 lety +455

    "Do that everyday, no back pain ever." True story.

    • @justinlord2078
      @justinlord2078 Před 3 lety +5

      Agreed. Post back surgery. This is a life changer. I can’t watch without hearing those words at the end.

    • @jantje2280
      @jantje2280 Před 3 lety +4

      best way to end an exercise!.... to keep the faith

  • @Corklops
    @Corklops Před 4 lety +665

    "No back pain ever" - except for the 12 minutes a day your lower back is on fire.

    • @pauldank3453
      @pauldank3453 Před 4 lety +49

      worth it tho

    • @vladpwny
      @vladpwny Před 4 lety +51

      I've been doing this stretch daily for close to a year now and eventually you start enjoying the burning feeling

    • @yogawithg
      @yogawithg Před 4 lety +7

      lol, so true! but worth it for sure it works!

    • @MrMichealHouse
      @MrMichealHouse Před 4 lety +44

      It's like having to be stabbed in the heart once a year to have the body of a 25 year old forever until you died a natural death at 100. Worth it.

    • @pauldank3453
      @pauldank3453 Před 4 lety +8

      @@MrMichealHouse yup been doing it this Last Month and however i Bend my Back it never Hurts
      I Love it

  • @azakhi
    @azakhi Před 6 měsíci +66

    To anyone wondering, this really does work. I am a software engineer and I spend more than 8 hours sitting on a chair daily. Sometimes due to busy work I don't pay attention to my posture and end up with backpain. This workout helps immediately.

    • @knanzeynalov7133
      @knanzeynalov7133 Před měsícem

      Same situation,agreed

    • @anime-nn9kl
      @anime-nn9kl Před 26 dny +1

      I’ve been a graphic designer for over 20 years and it’s taken its toll on my back. Sitting and slumping in my chair for years! Been doing this everyday for almost 2 months. It’s definitely helping!!!

  • @georgemtchedlishvili9672
    @georgemtchedlishvili9672 Před 2 měsíci +23

    I had severe back injury. I was not able to even walk 100m for 2 months. I tried all kind of medicine and treatment but nothing could help me. After doing this exercise for 1 month daily my back was fully healed. Right now 3 years later I serve in army as an infantry soldier, doing rucksack marches for 20,30,50,120 km distances and I haven't even felt back pain after that. Thanks for this amazing video course. I recommend this workout for everyone struggling with back pain

  • @LucGendrot
    @LucGendrot Před 6 lety +70

    I love the part just before the final lunge stretch when everyone is laughing, because that's exactly what I do every time I'm released from those god awful forearm presses. Good god.

  • @baaibaai9842
    @baaibaai9842 Před 3 lety +115

    I do this video every other day , I'm on holiday in greece and wake up early this morning, so as not to wake anyone and with it being a routine thing, I decided to do this 12 minute video poolside.
    On being poolside there is a toddler face down floating in the water. I dive straight in to pull a young girl toddler out limp and with her eyes literally rolled up into her head.
    I turn her over and with a firm hammer fist hit the middle of her back a few time which results in her barfing a load of water out and miraculously starting breathing and making noise.
    What can I say ,I've spent a lot of time with you 3 guys in a morning but this is one I won't forget .
    Never saw that one coming . This video was the reason I went out poolside. Literally saved a life thank you .
    Butterfly effect I know but that young girl called Sadie is alive tonight because . P.s still sometimes after to do it in installments:)

  • @cashmoneyinvestments
    @cashmoneyinvestments Před 7 měsíci +51

    I must say this works for me. It took two solid months of doing it twice a day, morning and night. However, after 16 years of constant pain, I am finally pain free. I hope this gets to everyone who needs it.

  • @jungshin87
    @jungshin87 Před rokem +30

    the man is a literal wizard wtf. seriously this is on a completely different level than all other stretch / core workouts

  • @tgpearson
    @tgpearson Před 8 lety +506

    Been doing this exercise for 18 months about every second or third day since I was run down on the ski hill by another skier. Back was badly hurt and this was recomended to me. Back is in the best shape it's been in years. I'm 73 and love it.

  • @LucGendrot
    @LucGendrot Před 2 lety +353

    Every time I do this routine I read the comments afterwards and it brightens my day and usually brings a tear to my eye. Thank you Dr. Goodman!

    • @shapirodeadking5012
      @shapirodeadking5012 Před 2 lety +5

      same. love you man, stay strong!

    • @SepulchreBrit
      @SepulchreBrit Před 2 lety +5

      yup. this one is for the all cyclists and WFH folks sat on a crappy chair. this has saved me in the French hills on a holiday with a lower back pain out of nowhere.

  • @zamzamzamzam101
    @zamzamzamzam101 Před rokem +106

    1:39 a.m., could not sleep due to my lower back pain, found this video, did it. Now I'm crying because the pain is gone. Thank you!!!!! I will do this everyday.

    • @dhirenphotovideo
      @dhirenphotovideo Před rokem +3

      1 month later, how's it going?

    • @kiddney
      @kiddney Před rokem +16

      @@dhirenphotovideo didn't wake up

    • @Dizzy1989
      @Dizzy1989 Před rokem +1

      @@kiddney yep

    • @SonniTheDog
      @SonniTheDog Před rokem

      @@kiddney 😭😭

    • @vincentrivers8573
      @vincentrivers8573 Před rokem +3

      So that's one of my classifications of back pain... Have you been up at 12 or 3 a.m. searching the internet for some answer some exercise some silver bullet to get you out of the pain? If you haven't... You don't have back pain in my book... When you can't sleep because of the pain, you qualify for that club... Brad and Bob (love them) can't help... Plus a zillion other well meaning CZcamsrs, although myofascial release will temporarily, only Dr. Goodman has answered the call in my book.

  • @rustymoran7484
    @rustymoran7484 Před 3 měsíci +12

    10M views.
    I estimate 10,000 of us found this and have watched it a thousand times over the years.
    Saved me from back pain.
    Thank you Dr Eric 🤙🏾

  • @_shift
    @_shift Před 11 lety +67

    "Oh those guys make this look easy."
    Paused the video 5 times just to catch my breath. Just finished and I'm covered in sweat

  • @jovenserrato5500
    @jovenserrato5500 Před rokem +194

    It’s 2023 and this is still my go to back exercise

    • @stevenmeyer1382
      @stevenmeyer1382 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Same. It's pure gold.

    • @tysonjameslee660
      @tysonjameslee660 Před 11 měsíci +8

      Same. Found it after a brutal back injury in 2013. Still do it as my warmup

    • @ericliao2088
      @ericliao2088 Před 11 měsíci +7

      100%. This is such a reliable workout. Simple, quick, but challenging.

  • @johnbarrett6365
    @johnbarrett6365 Před rokem +90

    Please don't ever take this down. I've had lower back pain for years and after doing this for a week my pain has significantly reduced. Thank you so much!

    • @-sd8ze943
      @-sd8ze943 Před rokem +4

      Download the video to your computer so you always have it.

    • @knanzeynalov7133
      @knanzeynalov7133 Před měsícem

      @@-sd8ze943no shit sherlock

  • @PadraigCohalan
    @PadraigCohalan Před měsícem +3

    A friend of mine was close to giving up his physical job due to back pain when he found this video and it saved his back and career that he loved. He recommended it to me and having suffered lower back pain since in my teens and surgery in my thirties, I can say that this exercise routine is the only thing that keeps my back pain free.
    Eric, you are a genius, thank you so much🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @therainmansuite
    @therainmansuite Před 10 lety +215

    I'm a wildland firefighter. I hike up and down mountains with 50 lbs on my back for a living. This workout is the REAL DEAL. It's turning my core into a piece of iron. Thanks for posting it.

    • @alen-commentnazi8774
      @alen-commentnazi8774 Před 2 lety +9

      Woah 7 years ago but how u doing now?

    • @chloebelle4923
      @chloebelle4923 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for the inspiration and also for taking on such an important and courageous career! Hope all is well with you! 🥰

    • @TheEdelmaster
      @TheEdelmaster Před rokem +1

      Update us

    • @kristian6722
      @kristian6722 Před rokem +4

      the squirrels got him

    • @therainmansuite
      @therainmansuite Před rokem +15

      Back is still solid. Knees are a little tender :)

  • @2024nehemiah
    @2024nehemiah Před 4 lety +258

    What this straightforward, 12-minute video has done for so many people is incredible. Knowledge that has taken years, if not decades, of work to discover and synthesize, has been boiled down to this gem. I bought the Foundation Training book, partly to learn more, but mostly to support this project. Thank you very much for making this workout for us and putting it out for free.

    • @arleneg6040
      @arleneg6040 Před 3 lety +3

      I hear you. I bought both. So great. Happy this clip is out. And grateful it is free. Hard to read, do posture, keep book open. I gave up. This video simplifies everything. I sit most of the day for work, and back taking strain. I'm doing this for the rest of September. Let's see how I go! Hopeful! Thanks doctor Goodman and Team! Bless you!

    • @XGDragon
      @XGDragon Před 3 lety +1

      @@arleneg6040 Would you recommend the book?

    • @arleneg6040
      @arleneg6040 Před 3 lety +1

      @@XGDragon Hi Stan. I didn't love it. Here's why : holding the book open while getting into a posture was not fun. It just felt cumbersome And pointless. I'd suggest the app, if it's something you can afford. Or just continue with the video here. Go well and I hope you find what fits /feels good, for you. 🙏🏻

    • @szn1580
      @szn1580 Před rokem

      Does this work?

  • @SamanthaLoveLegacyCoaching
    @SamanthaLoveLegacyCoaching Před měsícem +2

    Three days of doing this video consistently morning and night, my one sided QL and lower back pain has dissipated. I was suffering for the past two months, couldn’t sleep well and every time I went to ecstatic dance my lower back would flare up and the pain was unbearable! So grateful for these videos, no one should suffer with back pain!

  • @kellywills346
    @kellywills346 Před 5 měsíci +20

    It's 2024 and I am coming back to these amazing exercises for the lower back again as they have helped so much in my healing journey !

  • @zacktelander
    @zacktelander Před 4 lety +387

    Thank you GOD FOR REUPLOADING THIS

  • @parabellum9x19
    @parabellum9x19 Před 9 lety +249

    I'm a survivor of a blown L5/S1 disc and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete/competitor. I was referred to this video by a fellow BJJ guy. I have done everything (chiro, yoga, PT). I lift 2x a week and train BJJ 2x a week. I only just did this series for the first time last night, but I was shocked at two things:
    1. How challenging it was, considering I deadlift/squat regularly and I am by no means low on muscle.
    2. How amazing my entire back felt when I was done. Sure it was hard and I felt a lot of that good burn you get when you deadlift...but the feeling of my back being very loose and moving easily was shocking in its intensity.
    I am absolutely going to be doing this sequence every day for the next 30-60 days and I will gladly post another review with my long term findings.
    If this is able to reduce my pain and increase my mobility, it will be a gift to me beyond measure.

    • @FoundationTraining
      @FoundationTraining  Před 9 lety +15

      parabellum9x19 keep at it, as often as possible. it may give you more than you can imagine.

    • @oscarcabral6913
      @oscarcabral6913 Před 9 lety +1

      Foundation Training Dr. Goodman, this may be the wrong place to ask you this, but I've been researching how to increase shoulder mobility and correct thoracic kyphosis. I understand that foundation training focuses primarily on the core of the body and proper hinging, so I was wondering how much of affect it has on the upper body or if you have any exercises that, more directly, target these areas. Thank you.

    • @tiagovasc_
      @tiagovasc_ Před 9 lety +1

      How did it go?

    • @AlexanderAndreassen123
      @AlexanderAndreassen123 Před 9 lety +5

      A month later, how do you feel?

    • @parabellum9x19
      @parabellum9x19 Před 9 lety +21

      Alexander Andreassen So I've been doing this as part of my daily routine for about a month now and so far I feel good. It has not been a miracle cure, because the plain truth is that I am living with about 1/2 of a disc between L5 and S1, and that is something that no form of strength training is going to repair.
      But I do feel that this exercise helps. It activates my lower spinal erectors, piriformis muscles, and my glutes and hamstrings. I think that this is a nice addition to my current lifting routine.

  • @ireneberner1207
    @ireneberner1207 Před 14 dny +1

    I was diagnosed with chronic back pain at 17. My crew coach showed me this video. Told me if I followed it, I’d be back on the team and up to scratch. Ended up competing later that year. Been following it ever since.

  • @kattiawoloshyniuk7887
    @kattiawoloshyniuk7887 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I've probably commented on this video 5 times now, but I really just need people to understand how powerful this short short video is on your overall back health and pain management. I love my chiropractor for showing me this 5 years ago - he's amazing but really it was my consistency with these exercises every night that fixed me up. Went from sciatica shooting down to my ankle, and a whole lot of sleepless nights, to almost no pain (let's be honest, bulging disks never quite fully heal...😅). Forever grateful for this video existing! Truly, if you "do this everyday, no back pain ever" ❤

  • @FoundationTraining
    @FoundationTraining  Před 11 lety +65

    Do a small amount of this daily, the full 12 minutes whenever you feel like it. I would recommend you check out some of our other videos, this is a very small sample of Foundation Training. If you train frequently you will really enjoy the effects.

    • @brucebell9135
      @brucebell9135 Před 3 lety +8

      Words cannot express the gratitude we all share for your efforts Dr. Goodman! You have created a program that is a gift to humanity in bringing healing and relief to back pain sufferers, while increasing physical, mental and spiritual strength and health for all who apply it! Thank you beyond words and may God continue to bless you richly in your mission to relieve pain and restore lives!!!

    • @ColetteO_
      @ColetteO_ Před 2 lety +2

      I just learned about you and would like to ask if thiscroutine is something I can just attempt in whatever shape I'm in? I'm 50. A healthy weight. Used to teach yoga 5years ago. Havent really exercised much since so ive lost some strength and tone... ok to give this a shot and stop when it gets too hard and try again the following day?

  • @isaacwolf2806
    @isaacwolf2806 Před 8 lety +172

    Holy @#$&*)(*. Just finished it for my first time, what a nightmare. I have always been a fairly high level athlete, but have always suffered from low back pain. This workout was amazing, one of the first times I actually felt like I was USING my lower back, not just destroying it. I hope this really does help!

    • @keljerel
      @keljerel Před 4 lety +1

      Did this help you bro?

    • @Jusumoner1
      @Jusumoner1 Před 3 lety +14

      @@keljerel it does help a lot, I'm fairly young and have extreme back pain, this video is the shit. Do it every morning, no back pain for ever. Trust me.

    • @kevinwilliamson1883
      @kevinwilliamson1883 Před 3 lety +1

      Similar. I’m a pretty competitive triathlete and this workout has made my back so much stronger. And, as Eric says, it also improves your swim stroke!

    • @isaacwolf2806
      @isaacwolf2806 Před 3 lety +15

      @@keljerel Yes it really has! I could go on and on about how I can squat, deadlift, etc. now with no pain. But the real impressive thing is I can sit for more than 5 minutes!

    • @isaacwolf2806
      @isaacwolf2806 Před 3 lety +4

      @Sloppy Seconds Yeah honestly I still often take breaks between each of the "phases" - shoulder with stance, wide stance, each split stances. I stop for a minute or so and drink some water and shake out!

  • @Squidward1314
    @Squidward1314 Před 2 měsíci +6

    I‘d like to give another 👍 to this video every time I do this routine 💪💯

  • @CalebCarr7
    @CalebCarr7 Před měsícem +4

    I’ve now done this routine 21 times over the last 26 days. My back and overall movement feels much better. I usually have to take a short break during the legs stretched wide part. I commented 4 weeks ago & I’ll end with the same remark, I’ll be back.

  • @merv9700
    @merv9700 Před 8 lety +226

    I've had lower back pain for 10 years and have tried everything. This video is the only thing that has cured me. No more pain ever! Its simply amazing. Thank you so much!

  • @Danibrude
    @Danibrude Před 10 měsíci +25

    I read about this exercise video on Reddit a few months ago, have been doing it regularly since then. Wow! I’ve tried everything I could think of for my chronic lower back and hip pain-nothing kept the pain at bay-chiro, massage, PT, injections, painkillers-nothing. The pain was at times so bad I could not sleep. This 12 minute video is simply amazing. I’ll do an extra set before a long plane or car ride and I don’t get stiff and locked up. I’m so curious how and why it works! Thank you for making this video available to all for free-such a gift.

  • @CardiosaC
    @CardiosaC Před 2 měsíci +6

    I normally don’t comment on videos but this is GOLD! I’m a semi professional Olympic weightlifter, and every year I’ve been dealing with back pain episodes. I was having another back pain episode since January, could barely deadlift 40 kg without pain(I used to do 130 kg for reps) and sometimes I get pain even resting in bed. After a looooot of AINS, stretching, core work and some other strength exercises it was getting a bit better but still can’t deadlift and so I found this video!! Today is my first day trying this routine and all I can say is that I was suffering while doing it🥲 but afterwards I felt amazing! I’m going to do this everyday!! When I’ll start deadlifting again, I’ll reply this coment on how’s going!! Thank you so much!

  • @ryanwoodward7447
    @ryanwoodward7447 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I cannot describe how effective this routine is. Even if you do it once, your back feels way better almost immediately and better for the next couple of days. Now do it everyday, man does your back ever feel good. The only routine I've ever found that is this effective. No physiotherapist, chiropractor, massage therapist, or medication comes close to how important this video is

  • @isaklofquist1337
    @isaklofquist1337 Před 26 dny +3

    Really well trained dude here. I had a HARD TIME cathing up with these guys 😅 Oh my god. Really great exercises!

  • @chadc301
    @chadc301 Před měsícem +2

    I’m on my second week of doing this every day. Sometimes twice per day. All the issues with my lower back are completely gone and that weird pain in my knee is also gone. Thanks to AJ Cantazaro for introducing this to me. When you’re in your 50s and still race dirt bikes. Regimens like this are a necessity. This is the best one I have applied and received results so quickly. I don’t see me stopping doing this every day.

  • @nnova319
    @nnova319 Před 21 dnem +3

    Dr. G: “keep on holding it, challenge yourself”
    Me: *passes gas*
    Dr. G: “big deep breath”

  • @markfederighi2425
    @markfederighi2425 Před 4 měsíci +7

    This has been a miracle for me. I was considering surgery after epidurals have failed. I have been saved!!! Thank you!!!!

  • @TheWayofGrace89
    @TheWayofGrace89 Před 4 lety +97

    This is the best video to help with back pain. Ever. Made. To those who made and uploaded this again - I’m assuming it was put up after some time down - this is such a great FREE resource to many people who are struggling with physical pain as well as financial stressors. I urge you to please leave this video up in CZcams. Monetize it with a long Ad at the beginning, trust me no one would mind that, just please leave it up for the masses.
    It’s a gift !!!
    Thank you.

  • @yoppyman4803
    @yoppyman4803 Před 3 dny

    I'm very active on my farm with tractor work, mowing, etc.
    With severe spine degeneration and osteo arthritis, my days and nights are very painful.
    I'll try these after my shoulder surgery next week, even with the arm sling...
    The wife and I (in our mid-sixties) are also back on LOW CARB eating. Meat and veggies only!
    Starting to feel better already!
    If i would have known my body would fall apart like this, i would have bought the extended warranty for it! Haha
    Good thing that Jesus gives "His kids" (those who love, trust, and obey HIM) that new SPIRITUAL body one day! No more pain or suffering!
    Hallelujah!

  • @standingstrong4761
    @standingstrong4761 Před 2 měsíci +2

    This changed my life. I know I’ve already posted on here but yes I’m here 2024 and I’m grateful for your help doc. God bless you

  • @cameronandannaprayerupdate9949
    @cameronandannaprayerupdate9949 Před 3 měsíci +4

    This video has helped me every day for the last 10 years + twice a day for the past 4 years: Over 5,000 times. It is my only relief from chronic lower back pain (plus cutting sugar). THANK YOU!

  • @kir3167
    @kir3167 Před 9 měsíci +25

    these comments feel like spam bots til you really do it yourself 😂 this exercise gave me my life back

    • @cornflakes918
      @cornflakes918 Před 4 měsíci +2

      I feel like I come across as a shill with how many times I've recommended this video over the last 10 years.

    • @nelly_pa
      @nelly_pa Před 3 měsíci +2

      Hahah so true

  • @chrislovell9276
    @chrislovell9276 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I prayed for help to end my chronic back pain… and this video is the answer to that prayer. Thank you.

  • @feistycherub
    @feistycherub Před 3 lety +65

    Now 76, I experienced back pain five or six years ago. A fitness professional ( retired ) - I hunted the internet looking for the best. . . and found it here. As claimed, no back pain ever - after an initial two weeks of routinely joining the three of you young lads daily. Last year, the routine disappeared. By chance, this morning I did another search, and here it is! Such a joy during this time of global madness! I'm gobsmackingly grateful! Many thanks to the upload gods and goddesses!

    • @michaelbolton8231
      @michaelbolton8231 Před 2 lety

      Thanks for your love and support, it's been a wonderful feeling playing for my fans around the world. Though I rarely comment here, I was attracted by the emotions in your comment. I'll like we get along and stay in touch. Where are you streaming from?

  • @SPL-6
    @SPL-6 Před 9 lety +36

    You feel the difference instantly and the pain is gone instantly as well, and that's why his approach is the shit!

  • @chrisgiguere3899
    @chrisgiguere3899 Před měsícem +2

    I have been doing this workout for roughly 6 years now. If it wasn’t for this work out I truly believe I would be not able to work or do any of the things I love to do if I had not started to do this routine!!

  • @friedrichkaiserlandobermei2624
    @friedrichkaiserlandobermei2624 Před 10 měsíci +19

    You saved me. Im 23 years old and i couldnt do jiujitsu because of the awful pain i had in my lower back. I went to countless specialists and they couldnt even come close to relieving the pain one bit. After researching for months i found this video and i feel like new. The relief. Thank you so much!

    • @sinned_schp
      @sinned_schp Před 9 měsíci +3

      That's exactly me right now LOL

  • @digayann
    @digayann Před 3 lety +23

    Been doing that for 2 weeks now.
    Multiple Osteoarthritis, fibromylagia, surgery on a knee one year ago... didn't think i could find an exercise that is quick and efficient.
    When i do the exercise i'm thinking i will die. Each time. But when it is over i feel so good !!! Back pain : less and less. Posture : changing and i take more care of it all day long.
    If i can do it at 41 with all the chronic pains i have, i'm sure many people who don't think they can, could do that.
    Try it, it is only 14mn and OMG it works !

  • @danielogilvie3079
    @danielogilvie3079 Před 5 lety +3

    I'v been coming back to this exercise for years! So good!

  • @cooganbeggs4942
    @cooganbeggs4942 Před 3 lety +40

    This is literally the best thing ever. The 5.2m views are from the 500 people who do this every day :)

  • @MrPipeline100
    @MrPipeline100 Před 2 lety +100

    Update: since starting this routine three months ago my dull hip pain on the right side and my lower back pain have completely gone away… Sometimes I’m feeling so good that I forget to do the routine for like a week and I can feel the pain starting to come back a little bit. This is the best way to stretch out your hip and back that I’ve ever experienced and it’s a godsend. It’s also improved my loseness while surfing. Mahalo!!!

    • @ditz3nfitness
      @ditz3nfitness Před 2 lety +1

      How frequently do you do it? Daily?

    • @MrPipeline100
      @MrPipeline100 Před 2 lety +8

      @@ditz3nfitness - I usually go for theee times a week and makes you feel great! Aloha!

    • @ditz3nfitness
      @ditz3nfitness Před 2 lety +2

      @@MrPipeline100 I'm experiencing lower back pain so bad I can't even get out of bed some morning because of having deadlifted and doing a lot of lifting in general. Really want to try and see if this can fix it

    • @MrPipeline100
      @MrPipeline100 Před 2 lety +4

      @@ditz3nfitness - Report back; I started having hip pain on my right side from 40 years of surfing and this took it all away. Good luck!

    • @ditz3nfitness
      @ditz3nfitness Před 2 lety +2

      @@MrPipeline100 My pain can be felt as a pinpoint more to the right side of my lower back too from the middle of it. I hope oyu're doing better with it then!

  • @Mysanfelipevacation
    @Mysanfelipevacation Před 3 lety +7

    It felt like I was heading for a wheelchair as my back pain continued to progress over the years. Spent $$$$$ on doctors and chiropractors. They could not find anything and the exercise they gave did not help. A friend recommended yet another chiropractor who told me about this video. This video has been unbelievably helpful for my back pain. You have to put in the work though. If this exercise is done diligently you will see results within a week if not earlier. I was so desperate for relief that I started doing the exercises twice a day for the first week. Couldn't be happier.

  • @fakename3208
    @fakename3208 Před 2 lety +185

    Damn this was no joke but my back feels SOLID instead of broken in half. Will be doing this daily from now on.
    Edit: been doing this every day for a week, back feels incredible even after lifting weights, sparring in BJJ and holding a fussy newborn.
    Will continue forever!

    • @bradyherren8330
      @bradyherren8330 Před 2 lety +1

      Did u deal with a bulging disc?

    • @kvnboudreaux
      @kvnboudreaux Před 2 lety +12

      Bruh did you come here from r/bjj…cause I sure as hell did

    • @robertharwood-matthews1983
      @robertharwood-matthews1983 Před 2 lety +3

      @@kvnboudreaux I did and and think this is pretty incredible, been doing it daily for a few months and has kept me rolling despite regular back issues of old

  • @gopalakrishnamn4674
    @gopalakrishnamn4674 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I underwent a major spine surgery in 2022. After the surgery neuro surgeon sent me this video and advised to do it regularly. 2 years gone, back pain gone. Feeling 20 years younger. Thank you very much Dr.Eric

  • @t.whatever4020
    @t.whatever4020 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I sit at my computer a lot and I developed this lower-back pain for a couple of years and someone on reddit recommended this training. I cannot say how disappointed I am in myself for not trying it when I first saw it some year ago. I did it for only a couple of weeks (once every 2 days) and already feel a change!! Don't have the words to thank Dr. Eric and my reddit friend!

  • @leunathanful
    @leunathanful Před 5 lety +90

    Cured my sciatic pain. Couldn't move in bed. Eventually started walking to loosen up. Two months of this everyday and it's gone. Thank you.

    • @leunathanful
      @leunathanful Před rokem +10

      Update: At worst now I get a tight lower back from sitting too long. Messes with my posture. I do this, then I'm good to go. My continued thanks.

    • @JC3178
      @JC3178 Před rokem +5

      @@leunathanful Updating after three years? Impressive. I'm assuming it's still going good today?

  • @betinis916
    @betinis916 Před rokem +9

    This has literally saved my life. I’m only 33 years of age, have been shot in my left hip (25 caliber pistol), fractured my left fibula twice, broken my left big toe, and dislocated my left shoulder. Could barely walk, doctors wanted to do surgery or prescribe me meds and I didn’t want any of that. Started doing these stretches about 3 weeks ago and feel better than I did when I was 25! So amazing. crazy how doctors never want to find the root cause of issues and resolve them…

  • @Joshuacowley
    @Joshuacowley Před 3 měsíci +3

    Started having back pain from driving all the time and this has cured it 100%

  • @gmensing3006
    @gmensing3006 Před rokem +19

    I figured out why this works so well. It condenses a days worth of pain and struggling into 12 minutes. It is tough to get through, but there's no pain left over for the rest of the day.

    • @hugo3conde
      @hugo3conde Před rokem

      my knees are on fire right now - but yes back feels so much better...

  • @lindsaymartindale3115
    @lindsaymartindale3115 Před 7 lety +18

    I am a 28 year old female who got a diagnoses of a herniated L4/5, scoliosis (thoracic rotation to the left), and spina bifida occulta in my L5 when I got an MRI and x-rays from a chiropractor in September. Back pain was preventing me from doing my job as an environmental scientist, the chronic pain was depressing me, my relationship with my significant other suffered (and ended), and I couldn't lead the active lifestyle I once led because of this pain. After going to a great chiropractor, discovering feldenkrais, then having that feldendrais practioner mention Foundation Training, I have greatly reduced back pain and discomfort! I have done this video for a little over two weeks now and I can tell the days I don't do it because my back and hip muscles that were inhibited so long from the herniated disc bother me. I am so thankful for this training. It has changed my life, given me another tool in my toolbelt of healing, and I have been sharing this workout with family and friends excessively! Thank you so much Dr. Goodman!

  • @crownator
    @crownator Před 2 lety +3

    What an awesome workout! I read your Foundation book many years ago and would occasionally do the 10 exercises but this takes it to a whole new level and it’s great having you coach us through it. Thank you for all you do - you’re a genius!

  • @JonathanMuhiudeen
    @JonathanMuhiudeen Před rokem +2

    Once in a while, you find a video of real value. I am in Turkey showing a old man, in back pain this video.
    I was in pain for a year in 2019. Now I am pain-free traveling again.
    This is unpaid, unsolicited praise.

  • @Hugger619
    @Hugger619 Před rokem +3

    This video never gets old. I have loved it from day 1. Please keep it up Eric!

  • @jackflintstone
    @jackflintstone Před 3 lety +4

    Yes, thank you for putting this back on CZcams! Such an amazing 12 minutes, the most elegant 12 minutes I know. Great intro into your deeper body of work that is Foundation Training.

  • @kadriebehchetova4823
    @kadriebehchetova4823 Před rokem +16

    This 12 minutes routine is a life saver. Can’t ever thank you enough Dr. Goodman!

  • @alexF1989
    @alexF1989 Před rokem +13

    This video changed my life. I had partly resigned myself to suffering forever until I found this prior to undergoing major surgery as a last resort. Who would have thought the secrets to a healthy posterior chain lie in 12 minutes available for free. I paid for your private platform for no other reason than to support you and thank you. One small request - add some back pain / sciatica related keywords to this video so more people can find it. I stumbled across it embedded on an obscure blog post. Thank you.

  • @syeQ
    @syeQ Před 5 měsíci +2

    Thank you for this. You have literally saved my life. I thought I'd never cycle and run again after 6 months of sciatica pain and numb legs. I was about to give up hope. Started doing this workout everyday and I'm better than ever after only 2 weeks. Hope to start cycling soon, already did a couple of pain free jogs! MRI showed 3 hemangiomas, arthritis and 2 bulging discs pinching nerves. I'm eternally grateful for this video. ❤

  • @blakesblogisonyt
    @blakesblogisonyt Před 3 lety +107

    2.5 months in. Almost every day. Changing my life. Posture, strength, flexibility- all in 12, efficient minutes. Thank you Dr. Goodman.

    • @SimbaUchihaa
      @SimbaUchihaa Před 2 lety +1

      Yes I feel stronger in certain positions, maybe because the sleepy muscles are waking up

    • @pleasantturtle2799
      @pleasantturtle2799 Před 2 lety +2

      Are you still doing it? Anything to report?

    • @anonymouse5910
      @anonymouse5910 Před 2 lety +1

      @@pleasantturtle2799 yup

    • @icxeamvs7815
      @icxeamvs7815 Před rokem

      @@pleasantturtle2799 do you get taller

  • @lexandcompany3288
    @lexandcompany3288 Před rokem +43

    Saw this on tik tok this morning….im absolutely convinced I released some trauma while doing this. I burst out in tears and kept pushing through. After my tears I immediately felt like a new person ! Thank you

    • @brenale_heartsJesus
      @brenale_heartsJesus Před rokem +3

      Omg I can relate!!! Didn’t cry right after the video but I was able to process so much emotional stuff this week that I had a good cry too!

    • @jamesj9744
      @jamesj9744 Před 10 měsíci

      Is this some kind of joke? WTF

    • @todossomosanimales
      @todossomosanimales Před 10 měsíci +8

      Probably not a joke! Psychological trauma has physical consequences, and physical movement and exercise has implications for trauma recovery. Read pretty much any book on ptsd published in the last 20 years, and they’ll cover this. Weird but true!

    • @jamesj9744
      @jamesj9744 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@todossomosanimales I've felt some emotion after super intense physical activity, and usually when it involved finishing a goal (such as the end of a thru-hike). I don't get it coming from a 12 minute stretch, but I also do not have any psychological trauma.

  • @jamesmccrory6521
    @jamesmccrory6521 Před 3 měsíci +2

    This video has massively helped me in so many ways. I work as a gardener, so my back gets a good workout every day and often feels sore after some jobs. Doing this video each morning has eliminated ALL issues Ive ever had in this area, and it's also massively improved other areas of my life such as back squatting and DL in the gym, and overall flexibility day to day.

  • @MikeSVOR
    @MikeSVOR Před 3 měsíci +1

    10 years later and I still use this video. Great work! Thank you!

  • @austinski19
    @austinski19 Před 6 lety +85

    I'm an ex-hockey player that's had on-and-off back pain for the past 25 years.
    After horrendous pain for the past 6 months with no relief from chiropractic and acupuncture care, I started doing this training 1-2 times daily for the past 2 weeks. My back pain is subsiding more and more every day. I plan to continue this daily until the day that I die.
    Thank you!

    • @douglasmarsh4910
      @douglasmarsh4910 Před 2 lety +8

      How's your back pain now?

    • @justshad937
      @justshad937 Před 2 lety +3

      Very curious as well

    • @TheMajorQC
      @TheMajorQC Před 2 lety

      tell us how you been now

    • @Cheesusrice69222
      @Cheesusrice69222 Před 2 lety +2

      Chiropractors are a leech on society fucking hacks just crack your back. It's a muscular problem

    • @samermohamed7644
      @samermohamed7644 Před 2 lety

      @@Cheesusrice69222 They really are. Absolute hacks, unless you go to a special one like gonstead chiropractors. That being said, osteopaths are significantly better.

  • @stevenlutz2255
    @stevenlutz2255 Před rokem +11

    I have now been doing this 12 min. FT training video for 5 years. I'm 66 years young and I truly believe it has helped me immensely. I play golf and it is imperative that my gluts are strong and my back can hold up to the force that allows me to deliver maximum velocity. I am grateful for Eric's depth of knowlege.

  • @knowledgeofhealth7821
    @knowledgeofhealth7821 Před 2 lety

    It is amazing to see how much this program has been fine tuned and improved since this video, that being said I still come back to this video every once in a while

  • @nelly_pa
    @nelly_pa Před 3 měsíci +1

    „No back pain ever“ - my fav part of the video and yes, it feels so good to do these workouts ✨ thank you Eric

  • @Sn00py456
    @Sn00py456 Před 9 lety +196

    Holy shit, I never expected to be sweating this much after doing this

    • @nicholasroosa
      @nicholasroosa Před 4 lety +3

      haha true story. Did this after getting out of the shower and did not expect to be dripping sweat afterwards

  • @rashedsaud
    @rashedsaud Před rokem +6

    I just found this video through a friend. I have been suffering from constant back pain for the last 2+ years. Have tried many things, spent a lot of dollars. But doing this for the last 5 days has brought such joy to my life… I am starting to feel again what life is like without constant back pain. LOVE YOU, Dr. Goodman… this is a great service you have done for humanity. I will definitely buy the book as a token of my appreciation. THANK YOU!!

  • @NanaNana-lf4jl
    @NanaNana-lf4jl Před 4 měsíci +2

    March 2024 . Came here due to mention of this video by Bob&Brad. I am SO glad I found this video. Pls dont take it down. SO HELPFUL FOR MY BACK PAIN🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖

  • @tracyediger3080
    @tracyediger3080 Před 3 lety +5

    This 12-minute routine has been so helpful to me during the pandemic (and all the hours spent staring at my laptop, working from home). SO HELPFUL. Thank you!

  • @taylorreyes4778
    @taylorreyes4778 Před měsícem +3

    Been here since 2013 and these guys never age

  • @justinpickens9308
    @justinpickens9308 Před 2 lety +11

    10 years of back pain. Chiropractic care, physical therapy, injections, traction, everything short of surgery. This video has SAVED my low back. I've done it almost everyday for 3 months and I finally am waking up without back pain.

    • @HiperStyle
      @HiperStyle Před 2 lety

      Are you suffering from a herniated disc?

    • @bradyherren8330
      @bradyherren8330 Před 2 lety

      I am dealing with a herniated disc… we’re u as well?

    • @HiperStyle
      @HiperStyle Před 2 lety

      @@bradyherren8330 I have a bulging disc.

    • @bradyherren8330
      @bradyherren8330 Před 2 lety

      I’m wondering if this can help
      With that?

    • @HiperStyle
      @HiperStyle Před 2 lety

      @@bradyherren8330 I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know.

  • @bradleyhill5493
    @bradleyhill5493 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I've done 30 physio sessions with 3 different practices and none of it came close to helping me as much as this video does. Life saver.

  • @ZhalorTV
    @ZhalorTV Před 2 lety +3

    Without a doubt 12 of the best minutes I spend on myself everyday. My back feels incredible thanks to this routine. Thank you!

  • @aaronkaltenbach1193
    @aaronkaltenbach1193 Před 5 lety +4

    Awesome routine for maintaining a healthy back. My go to when things start feeling tight or sore. A must for healthy core strength!

  • @natalynapaea2711
    @natalynapaea2711 Před 4 lety +6

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS VIDEO BACK! IT HAS ALREADY HELPED SO MANY PEOPLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO HELP MANY MORE!

  • @AmberApple1000
    @AmberApple1000 Před 4 měsíci +2

    My husband has been dealing with chronic back pain, and as an active 24 year old it was especially mentally and physically demanding. He started doing these and IMMEDIATELY felt a different on the first day. Will keep doing these forever and ever!

  • @FoundationTraining
    @FoundationTraining  Před 11 lety +32

    Hey Sam, thats a very general statement regarding Anterior Pelvic Tilt which can be experienced in a variety of ways. The easiest way to support APT is to strengthen the Adductor, Iliacus and Transverse abdominal muscles. To do that during the exercises simply squeeze your heels towards each other without any movement, just tension. Also, every time you exhale from a breath, pull your stomach back off of your waist band.
    I've seen this improve thousands of APT processes. It works, be patient.

    • @falsofacu
      @falsofacu Před 4 lety

      I don't get what he means by "pull your stomach back off of your waist band" do I do it outwards or inwards? Also, knees will bend if y press my heels towards each other right?

    • @jalbano1122
      @jalbano1122 Před 4 lety +2

      Facundo Tabárez pull your stomach in as u exhale. Make sure u get all the air out. You’ll def feel more core activation. And the knees will bend slightly when pressing the heels together. Just don’t bend them TOO much

  • @onebdeye
    @onebdeye Před 9 lety +40

    I was referred to this video to help with my posture, but this is so much more. I must do for desk warriors with weak lower backs.

  • @sophiaredwood5825
    @sophiaredwood5825 Před rokem +11

    Here because my posture is absolutely horrendous and every time I’ve tried to fix it in the past, my back pain got so excruciating I had to stop. Gonna document my journey :))

    • @sophiaredwood5825
      @sophiaredwood5825 Před rokem +3

      Second time I’ve gotten through the video all the way through, and I already noticed it was much easier (but by no means easy in general) to get through the whole thing. I still tremble throughout so many of the exercises, but at least I can hold them.

    • @Lukas-gx9wk
      @Lukas-gx9wk Před rokem +1

      Keep us posted . Going through the same thing with neck and TMJ issues.

  • @crudemood
    @crudemood Před 8 měsíci +5

    Most of my life I've noticed issues with my low back pain and as time passed the pain got worse plus sciatic nerve pain too. I've been doing this video everyday for a couple of weeks now. I've noticed a HUGE reduction in pain and I'm able to walk longer and longer without pain. I also couple this with the mcgill big 3 and physio on top of that. I thought I would have to live with the pain for the rest of my life. I'm so grateful for this video!

  • @curlytail55
    @curlytail55 Před 3 lety +8

    I've tried various exercises for my lower back pain but this one I know is hitting the EXACT area that I need. Thank you.

  • @LukeJonesMOVE
    @LukeJonesMOVE Před 8 lety +24

    Really good stuff - added to my morning routine and it's definitely making a difference. One cue that I would maybe add is to tense the but cheek of the rear leg when in the lunge. Helps keep the hips square and lower back stable :)

  • @MarsuBZH
    @MarsuBZH Před 3 měsíci +2

    I had lower back pain that was not debilitating but it was bothering me, mainly at night. Saw a physiotherapist for a few month, did all the exercises he taught me every day, it did not improve much. My new doctor recommended this video and I can't thank him enough. After a week doing it every day, the pain was gone. I now do it 3-4 times a week and I'm still fine, even at night. I also do good mornings whenever I have a couple minutes.