STOP Using This Exercise For Back Pain

Man I wish these videos existed 6 years ago. Glad this content exists! I'm currently reading through the Milo book to hopefully draw up a concrete plan on what to do before I jump back into anything intense.

The point of side bends is to develop unilateral strength if there are imbalances, which they often are. The side bend doesn’t work the side you’re bending towards like the animation shows, but the opposite side to keep you from shifting to one side. If you have an imbalance while deadlifting, you will probably have an imbalance while suitcase deadlifting too. A side bend can strengthen that weak muscle unilaterally so when you try to favor one side again, it can pull it in place so you DONT get spinal movement. If you don’t want spinal movement, you have to ensure both sides are equally strengthened, and if they aren’t, you need to take measures to undo this.

Woah, she is strong

Muscles are designed to generate and oppose movement and hence should be trained in both ways, ignoring side bends puts you at risk of QL strains from an imperfect lift... and life is imperfect Strive for the neutral spine but train around it too

That explosion on the Skelton animation was class 😂😂😂

True, side bends don’t do anything for your back, but they aren’t supposed to. Those deadlifts could be a problem if you have bad hip internal or external rotation.

Years ago I used to have a lot of disc injuries until I realized many of them happened shortly after doing heavy unilateral dumbbell side bends. After abandoning the side bends, my disc issues decreased significantly.

So informative...too bad the VA never told me any of this. I reinjured my back so many times because this is EXACTLY what I was being told to do and it was WRONG. Thank you so much for these great videos.

Wow she's 🔥

She has an awesome physique, she should be extremely proud of her self.

Man this guys videos need to be a PSA at all gyms! It would save a lot of people some pain and set back.

Thank you! I’m so glad I saw this, I’ve been saying this for years. Working to be able to maintain a position under load is not the same as working a range of motion.

"Stay flexy" guy: "Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!"

I do the side bend and it helped my back but I don't do them like that I do a small stretch and focus on squeezing the intercosatls. I pair this with crunches and lots of gluten exercise and have gotten rid of my sciatica from a herniated disc. Also I don't classically twist down to the side but slightly forward and then back it feels completely different it's hard to explain but works wonders for me.

That lady is a unit ❤

The back Nuke sent me 😂

Some sources say to limit spine movement, others say to practice it... How frustrating

The explosion on the skeletons back 😂🤣😭 I felt that

Je suis français et après plus de 10 ans de douleurs lombaires quotidiennes, dont bientôt 6 ans de morphine. J'ai fais 3 programmes de rééducation pour le dos, dans 2 hôpitaux et une clinique ici en France, et une arthrodèse il y a un mois. Et bien je n'ai jamais fait cet exercice et je ne le découvre que aujourd'hui. Merci pour cette vidéo et votre chaîne.🙏

I do the side pulls for abs