10 CRUCIAL Exercises for a Strong Lower Back

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  • @AlexanderBromley
    @AlexanderBromley  Před rokem +8

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  • @regentlouis3678
    @regentlouis3678 Před rokem +392

    #1 Deadlifts
    #2 Deadlift Variations (Stiff Legged Deadlifts)
    #3 Romanian Deadlifts
    #4 Good Mornings
    #5 Strongman Loading Movements
    #6 Back Extensions
    #7 Jefferson Curl
    #8 Reverse Hypers
    #9 Supermans
    #10 Bracing

  • @jamiephillips1946
    @jamiephillips1946 Před rokem +18

    Says back extensions are super easy to set up, shows Lu Xiao Jun with two men holding his legs as he balances on 11 plates😂

  • @michaelceravolo6
    @michaelceravolo6 Před rokem +54

    Lower back pain has cost me years of lifting. Recently purchased a Reverse Hyper Scout model. Been training my abs a lot harder as well. The reverse hyper has worked wonders for me!

  • @TheComedyButchers
    @TheComedyButchers Před rokem +311

    My Drill Sergeant who’sbeen hit with an IED should see this

  • @AdroElectro1337
    @AdroElectro1337 Před rokem +29

    I learned about reverse hypers from your back exercise ranking video 4 months ago and it has been a game changer. I just do 3 sets of 12 once a week and that is enough to almost completely eliminate my back pain.

  • @CloaknDagger
    @CloaknDagger Před rokem +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!!! I have been waiting for an expert to cover this very topic at length, what a great service you've done here, much love

  • @MatthieuAmherst
    @MatthieuAmherst Před rokem +2

    Every video I see of yours I like. A real goldmine of info and we appreciate it!

  • @Aaronsolnelson
    @Aaronsolnelson Před rokem +3

    I'm very happy that you were one of the first influences on my fitness journey. I've worked on bracing and implemented tips from you as I've gotten stronger.

  • @frankwilliams-qi6nj
    @frankwilliams-qi6nj Před rokem +2

    Great clip- adding GMs, farmers / suitcase carry’s has improved my squat strength and stability tremendously

  • @joe123fly
    @joe123fly Před měsícem +1

    Thank you. I'm 26 and you were the first person to educate me on the rectors.
    Not only an excellent list but you truly taught with precision, and I just have to subscribe.

  • @BGSenTineL
    @BGSenTineL Před rokem +1

    Just found this channel. Being training strongman and armwrestling for years. This channel is so genuine ! Subbed

  • @Arismortal
    @Arismortal Před 6 měsíci

    Another fantastic video. Watching your videos injects joy into my sessions knowing I’m improving not just in numbers but also in overall form and technique. A massive thank you to you brother! Cheers!

  • @HammerK99
    @HammerK99 Před rokem +5

    Reverse hyper should be in every gym

  • @davidforbes1123
    @davidforbes1123 Před rokem +3

    The video I've been needing my whole life

  • @SeanWalsh1
    @SeanWalsh1 Před rokem +1

    Best strength channel on CZcams, beautiful work 🙏🏻

  • @goldengoat1737
    @goldengoat1737 Před 7 měsíci

    Dude I think your are the best fitness you tuber. So refreshing to see subjects like this instead of how 5 variations of a bicep curl

  • @AchillesFeel
    @AchillesFeel Před rokem

    You’re awesome man, thank you so much!

  • @TorBoy9
    @TorBoy9 Před rokem +2

    This is an excellent list of lower back exercises. I'm currently doing stiff legged deads after moving from back hyperextensions. There's a huge difference in quality.

  • @patterson96392
    @patterson96392 Před rokem

    Fantastic. I needed this

  • @shortycareface9678
    @shortycareface9678 Před rokem +8

    Started doing hyperextensions to strengthen my deadlift lockout and avoid the sticking point near the top... genuinely think they helped improve my technique and strength. Hit a 10kg PR after a little over a month of implementing them regularly.

  • @Wo1fLarsen
    @Wo1fLarsen Před rokem +1

    Excellent content. I've been contemplating a reverse hyper for a while now. There's always the space consideration of a home gym. We'll see. 🤘🏼

  • @Destroyyyahhhhh21
    @Destroyyyahhhhh21 Před 11 měsíci +9

    RDLs and surprisingly barbell rows helped me strengthen my low back. RDL is self explanatory, but the barbell row is great imo because you need to hold that tight core in a hinge position while you row to grow. Holding this position is great time under tension for the low back and I definitely feel stronger in that area. No a fan of conventional deadlifts myself though because they are so fatiguing

  • @mach5jeep
    @mach5jeep Před rokem +10

    I too begrudgingly started adding reverse hypers and I'm glad I did. For years I didn't believe a reverse hyper would benefit any more than regular hypers but I was wrong

  • @BigCarmFoo
    @BigCarmFoo Před 6 měsíci

    such a valuable video, seriously. thank you

  • @maxvangent3793
    @maxvangent3793 Před rokem +1

    Great video bromley! Like you say, I preach bracing too. Bracing is really underrated and often people can get way more out of it than they think.

  • @MeTooMan
    @MeTooMan Před 5 měsíci

    This is a really good video, brother. Thank you.

  • @milesbachelor8747
    @milesbachelor8747 Před rokem +50

    Straight leg/RDL combo 👍 helped my top set efficiency. 405 is a summer goal and currently at 3 perfect reps at 365. Up from 275 since January.

    • @grimscare5671
      @grimscare5671 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Im a fat boy lol so i hit rdl decent form 450 for 2 at 19 yo and 300 pounds. Love rdls,helped me hit 550 dl still progressing

    • @milesbachelor8747
      @milesbachelor8747 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@grimscare5671 That’s strong as fk!
      RDLs are a warmup for traditional deadlifts for me. The sumos are trash IMO, but to each…
      Good job👍

    • @repentandfollowjesuschrist6170
      @repentandfollowjesuschrist6170 Před 11 měsíci

      Who cares

    • @milesbachelor8747
      @milesbachelor8747 Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@repentandfollowjesuschrist6170 you cared enough to comment. Enjoy your ishtty day

    • @sazo1st
      @sazo1st Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@repentandfollowjesuschrist6170I care

  • @marlhex6280
    @marlhex6280 Před 10 měsíci

    great content! thanks man

  • @Bombsuitsandkilts
    @Bombsuitsandkilts Před rokem +10

    This is definitely a different population, but throwers who do thousands of reps twisting in the same direction get really bad low back pain, but often sprints can help balance out those small lumbar muscles that get imbalanced from twisting, because over the course of the year you might do 10,000 twists in each direction and it helps hide/fix those inbalances.

  • @spiritual_hypertrophy
    @spiritual_hypertrophy Před rokem +1

    Bro great music choice, makes it feel grandiose, universal advice, about how to live the good life 😎♥️💪

  • @scottcharlton129
    @scottcharlton129 Před rokem

    Thought provoking. Thanks

  • @mikehamilton9984
    @mikehamilton9984 Před 11 měsíci

    Excellent information

  • @brianvernon7754
    @brianvernon7754 Před 6 měsíci

    great stuff

  • @shahidh3935
    @shahidh3935 Před 6 měsíci

    This is the best lower back vid ive came across .thanks

  • @KrunoslavSaho
    @KrunoslavSaho Před rokem

    I love your content. I can't believe CZcams never recommended this channel earlier.

  • @quantumcake
    @quantumcake Před rokem

    really cool list. that reverse hyper looks just like what I need right now, thinking how I can implement the exercise in my home gym.

  • @millemaolchannel8608
    @millemaolchannel8608 Před rokem

    Amazing informative video brother! Keep it up - you should have one million followers

  • @reggie7716
    @reggie7716 Před rokem +38

    "My back....my back is broken." Thats me after every deadlift day.

  • @johanhofstedt7317
    @johanhofstedt7317 Před 5 měsíci

    great!!

  • @tajvir
    @tajvir Před 6 měsíci

    gonna try this asap

  • @ryandalessandro4139
    @ryandalessandro4139 Před rokem +2

    Whoa, good editing 🫡

  • @squatsontheroad
    @squatsontheroad Před 6 měsíci

    Good job

  • @CJHan
    @CJHan Před rokem +5

    15:23 My man holding Liu down doing his best not to stare into his taint lmao.
    Meanwhile coach above him is like: 👀

    • @brenditaboriixd6542
      @brenditaboriixd6542 Před 6 měsíci

      😂😂😂😂 I skipped to this part just so I could see what you were talking about omg that’s hilarious

  • @wilsong4096
    @wilsong4096 Před rokem

    Very impressive set !! 👍🏻💪👍🏻💪

  • @farstrider79
    @farstrider79 Před 11 měsíci

    One that I'd add is the suitcase deadlift. I've had back problems for years, but since i started them, its helped tremendously.
    Also, good mornings are money!

  • @Pastapillow
    @Pastapillow Před rokem

    Nice video. Greatly enjoying stiff leg deadlift variations at the moment. Heavy barbell rows do something for my lower back too. The bracing section at the end is great: definitely gonna get back into barbell rollouts. They helped my squat and overhead press so much. They're such a horrible exercise and I can always do more reps and more strictly than I would enjoy. It's simply a motivation factor as they suck so bad.

  • @stevenmishos
    @stevenmishos Před 3 měsíci

    Growth needing to occur so it outpaces the accumulation of stress is a great way of framing this issue, thanks.

  • @colin6633
    @colin6633 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thanks!

  • @nicholaskoenig3106
    @nicholaskoenig3106 Před 6 měsíci

    Loved this comprehensive list!
    Not even sure what I'd add as nobody was asking...however, maybe the Suitcase Deadlift?
    Some might argue that the SD is terrible for the lateral disk deflection? I love them.

  • @MarianoGrande1
    @MarianoGrande1 Před rokem

    Thanks Alex, you saved my back

  • @jmcleda8138
    @jmcleda8138 Před rokem

    bodyweight goodmornings and progressing very slowly on RDLs are what fixed my lower back injury

  • @sprogovac
    @sprogovac Před rokem +5

    Hyperextensions are great, I do them on my back days, can feel my lower back muscles (adjusting where you break you can feel a lot of this in your glutes/hams but I use this for my lower back). As a result, never had a problem in my lower back deadlifting ever (and I never use a belt).

  • @fireeaglefitnessmartialart935
    @fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Wow. this was really informative. I've been a gym goer, lifter, athlete for yrs. And I always thought weighted lifts for the back should always stay straight to prevent injury. Now I have seen strongman lifts, but didn't comprehend the curved back. Ik my lower back is probably one of my weaker areas even though my deadlift is reasonably good. Seeing all the rounded exercises give me a new outlook on how to train the low back. And also the information given on each exercise with examples is great too. I'll definitely incorporate these into my back training. My only concern would be general flexibility, cuz I like having a flexible back for martial arts and general movement purposes.
    But I greatly enjoyed this video.

  • @isaacgrier8679
    @isaacgrier8679 Před rokem

    I love boost camp.

  • @JeromeONeill
    @JeromeONeill Před rokem

    Back extensions and seated good mornings 👌

  • @doublekix338
    @doublekix338 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks for this I’ve been doing a progression of Superman’s> Stiff leg> RDLs>Jeffersons. I feel more solid and have been sitting at my desk at work without all the low back pain. Still feel weak on the deadlifts. But that’s a distant goal.

  • @semiferal816
    @semiferal816 Před rokem

    Banded Back Extensions are the best variation of the back extension tbh.
    You can free your hands to push on the supports as to give yourself assisted reps and push beyond failure

  • @prabinpaudel5572
    @prabinpaudel5572 Před rokem

    I do wall walking back bridge. L sit. Twist hold. For contraction stretching and twisting of back every morning.
    I do supermans and kettlebell swings in training everyday. Except these, it's the normal workout with compound movements. The three stretches are indeed magic

  • @nightfighter7452
    @nightfighter7452 Před rokem

    I do tree work and have apparently been doing keg lifts with logs this entire time. Neat.

  • @sulkoma
    @sulkoma Před 11 měsíci +3

    i love hyper extensions the most, I can always get an amazing pump after finishing a few sets
    I usually do 4x20 or 3x20 after my program every day, sometimes I use a barbell sometimes I just do bodyweight, either way I don't make it easy and just flop up and down, I'll decline very slow & move up fast
    going down slow as possible makes the 20 reps very hard lol

  • @lithiumferrate6960
    @lithiumferrate6960 Před rokem +13

    Sedentary people get lower back issues anyway. Better to use it before you lose it. Use the back.

  • @arandomzoomer4837
    @arandomzoomer4837 Před 5 měsíci

    Front carries have been super helpful for my friend who's just starting to lift weights. He has very limited hamstring flexibility from years of sitting. He can't even get into a rack pull position. He's been living on like 1000 calories a day for most of his life because of his very low appetite, so he is starting with almost no muscle. So hip hinges are off the table, but hamstring curls still work and they've been helping his hamstring flexibility.
    And for lower back, low ROM t bar rows, and zercher carries have been working nicely for him. I feel really hopeful to see where this goes

  • @MC-wh3xm
    @MC-wh3xm Před rokem +3

    My deadlift routine is now just 1 work set of 5 reps every other day. Yeah, I'll never compete etc, but I also won't get injured and my numbers are still climbing.

  • @dansmith9724
    @dansmith9724 Před rokem

    At the end you mention DBRows help core strength, definitely something ive found as well as BBRows, but anything one armed helps even if its one arm db curls or one arm laterals all help towards core strength. Also found over the last few months doing weighted Hypers like Pete Rubish advises has helped my lower back alot.

  • @dylanlasky2389
    @dylanlasky2389 Před rokem +2

    Yoga ball supermans are awesome. It's like a poor man's rev hyper.

  • @blacksideknight3
    @blacksideknight3 Před 6 měsíci

    I've been having lower back pain for months, unable to even do a deadlift set with the bar without some sharp pain. I've heard of most of these but I'll have to give them a try. Thanks

  • @kevinnistor1954
    @kevinnistor1954 Před 5 měsíci

    Rdls are the way to go

  • @JasminMusic1602
    @JasminMusic1602 Před 2 měsíci

    Reverse hyperextension help me the most with low back injury and pain !

  • @Mr-mopar
    @Mr-mopar Před měsícem

    I added seated good mornings with bands. And I finally feel like my hip in the front is feeling better.

  • @aghoover
    @aghoover Před rokem

    Thoughts on front loaded good mornings with a strongman sandbag?

  • @JACOBTL23
    @JACOBTL23 Před 5 měsíci

    Seated good morning on an incline bench is also good. Lower the incline the better you get for a deeper stretch

  • @Propane_Acccessories
    @Propane_Acccessories Před 6 měsíci +2

    None of yall wanna hear this, but the back extension machine is actually very helpful IF AND ONLY IF you do it correctly. It has greatly strengthened my lower back and now I am able to do standard lifts without the discomfort I previously had.

    • @JohnDoe-id5ih
      @JohnDoe-id5ih Před 4 měsíci

      You mean the one with cables and adjustable weight or the one where you have to put a bar on your shoulders? I have an adjustable one at my gym, problem is you can't use all the weight if it weighs less than you because your hip goes up. I'm thinking of doing high reps till failure

    • @Propane_Acccessories
      @Propane_Acccessories Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@JohnDoe-id5ih Yeah I used the same one you have mentioned. I just did high reps. If you are starting with a weak back, it is a good machine. Now I just use barbells

  • @baconblaster6422
    @baconblaster6422 Před rokem

    lots of work into these videos while also constantly uploading. very impressive man

  • @eamh2002
    @eamh2002 Před rokem

    The "Rubish" back extension is a beast. Should really be called that. Or a Rubish 45 Degree Barbell Back Extension 😎

  • @Nn-3
    @Nn-3 Před 28 dny

    Thanks for this! Now my lower back is stronger for the next night out with the boys.

  • @guillotinedeath
    @guillotinedeath Před rokem

    The intro! That’s my gym haha

  • @bobc2032
    @bobc2032 Před rokem +2

    Could’ve used this before I snapped my back deadlifting today

  • @WiecznieNieNasycony
    @WiecznieNieNasycony Před rokem

    SSB good moring best after heavy squats

  • @markovasil1608
    @markovasil1608 Před rokem

    Perfect timing with this video, lower back pain atm from just bending over

  • @dylanlasky2389
    @dylanlasky2389 Před rokem +1

    I thought I was doing reverse hyper wrong when my stomach was getting crushed. Glad that it's on purpose lol

  • @JarettHerder
    @JarettHerder Před rokem +17

    Been doing everything beltless recently and with deadlifts, log press and sand bag carry my lower back has felt tight a lot. Not really painful but very tight sometimes.

  • @red2g
    @red2g Před 5 měsíci

    0:55 when you have your eye on da prize 😮😮😅 holy

  • @panaynay1
    @panaynay1 Před 3 měsíci

    The way you walk up to the reverse hyper says so much about you lol

  • @michelnezarrio1626
    @michelnezarrio1626 Před 11 měsíci

    I could feel my lower back just from watching these workouts 😂😂😂

  • @henry-victorgo8897
    @henry-victorgo8897 Před rokem

    Hey Bromley, I wonder if you’ve read Pavel Tsatsouline’s book called The Naked Warrior. It has a chapter on bracing and breathing. I wonder if you’d find it accurate

  • @deanszymanski2031
    @deanszymanski2031 Před rokem

    Big Z going hard on the just for men 😅😂

  • @samuele.marcora
    @samuele.marcora Před 7 měsíci

    would you suggest RDL for a 5x5 program instead of DL or just for as an accessory and higher rep later on?

  • @thattoxicguy35
    @thattoxicguy35 Před 5 měsíci

    I have a slipped disc on my L5. Is it possible for me to deadlift?

  • @koleary1798
    @koleary1798 Před rokem +2

    I've been doing RDLs Dorian Yates style recently. I found an old video of him demonstrating the movement and he has the bar floating out in front of centre of mass throughout. I thought id give it a go.
    Yes, you need to use lighter weights, but the position lets me get a deeper stretch in my hamstrings. I use my lats actively during the lift, letting them stretch at the bottom rounding over my upper back and contracting hard once the bar clears my knees.
    I keep a neutral lower back throughout and brace hard. I get an insane lower back pump, but in a good way.
    Another thing to strengthen the lower back ive found is, ironically, to train it less during the week. I keep my big standing barbell lifts to just 2 days out of my 5 day split, each 3 days apart. This lets me push with actually stimulative movements for the lower back on those days and recover, rather than spreading out the tonage throughout the week which just leads to a build up of fatigue and no real growth.

    • @jahimuddin2306
      @jahimuddin2306 Před rokem

      I started doing these recently. I feel my glutes more on them as opposed to a regular RDL. I have been trying to find who popularized them. Thank you!

    • @sprogovac
      @sprogovac Před rokem

      RDL, I feel a lot in my hamstrings, some glutes, very little in my lower back. Not sure I agree RDL are good for developing your lower back.

    • @koleary1798
      @koleary1798 Před rokem +1

      @@sprogovac I think that once you get proficient enough at this version to up the poundage relative to your standard rdl it'll start working the lower back more

  • @KenanTurkiye
    @KenanTurkiye Před rokem

    seated good mornings 👌

  • @MrLeeLifts
    @MrLeeLifts Před rokem

    Question, what back injury did you have? I have DDD and i havnt been able to pickup weight off the floor for years without pain.

  • @jimb4366
    @jimb4366 Před rokem

    Should we be increasing accessories volume\ weight the further along in a program we get ? And then decrease that volume / weight of accessories during a peak phase ? Decreasing weight and volume during a peak phase just makes me worried about losing size

  • @kroppsomvandling
    @kroppsomvandling Před 10 měsíci

    If i want to prioritze my weakness in glutes as its my weak point in my posterior chain. Do i aim for RDL or SLDL?

  • @tylersouthworth3144
    @tylersouthworth3144 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Both of my lower discs bulged again just watching #7 Jefferson Curl

  • @StephColbertsonStrength
    @StephColbertsonStrength Před rokem +4

    Last time I tweaked my back and a PT gave me exercises to work it, in both, fully extended and maximally flexed positions. So I do light Jeffersons as a warmup for flexed work. And the back extensions focusing on the extended position. Now is that really what fixed my back? Impossible to say. But what I do know is my back feels good and feel nothing in my trunk on the deadlift - it’s all lower body.

    • @kevinsj99
      @kevinsj99 Před rokem

      Hey what was your inury? Was it a low back muscles strain or was it an injury in your spine where you also got numbness and tingling?
      If it was a low back strain, it's very likely those helped a lot. You want the mobility and the strength to handle load in those stretched positions to prevent that injury again, so I say keep going and you can make gains without going taking every set to failure.

    • @StephColbertsonStrength
      @StephColbertsonStrength Před rokem

      @@kevinsj99 more muscular. PT said probably QL

  • @kineticmeditation3132
    @kineticmeditation3132 Před 6 měsíci

    Ancestral squats for time are fucking amazing

  • @alygumie8718
    @alygumie8718 Před 5 měsíci

    Is it right to use all of those on back day ? For lower back or just pick 3 or 2 of them ?

  • @meatisboring1708
    @meatisboring1708 Před 11 měsíci

    What about doing deficit deadlifts? I always feel them in my lower back

  • @Nope_jpg
    @Nope_jpg Před rokem

    KEK, I know the guy at the beginning of the video. He used to workout at my gym.
    He's been doing this shit for years. lol