Injury From Good Mornings - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

NeilpWest · 08-01-2008, 07:22 AM

Hi All

I started doing Good mornings about 2-3weeks ago to help stretch my hams and strengthen my lower back, and for the past few days if i stand up and lean foreward or sit down and lean foreward i get a really bad pain in my lower left glute like its really being pulled. Because of this its making silly thinks like leaning foreward to put socks on or even getting out of bed difficult. Can any one shed some light on whether i have pulled a muscle or trapped a nerve etc and what i can do to help it or if it will just go on its own in a few days or so.

Cheers

Ollie B · 08-01-2008, 07:24 AM

My Advice

1. Dont do anymore good mornings

2. Wait and see if the pain goes. If it doesnt get it checked out.

Magic Torch · 08-01-2008, 07:26 AM

Is it only when you lean forward? It may just be DOMS. Give it a few more days and see how it is. It cant be a serious pull or trapped nerve as you prob wouldn't walk very far! Obviously dont train hams for a few days, rest up and see.

NeilpWest · 08-01-2008, 07:30 AM

Hi magic, Yeah its only when i lean foreward and only the left glute. it sometimes hurts when im just sitting aswell.

Magic Torch · 08-01-2008, 07:44 AM

Hmm i'd personally give it a few more days, you can hot and cold it if you want (hot bath and ice) but it prob wont do much for it now. If you go to the docs they will only say rest it anyways....

See how it is in a few mate

NeilpWest · 08-01-2008, 07:46 AM

Ok will do magic hopefully it will be ok in a week got physical for the fire service this didnt come at the best time.

chrisj22 · 08-01-2008, 08:55 AM

You have to be sure not to go too heavy on good mornings. They're a fcuking great exercise if done properly.

I'd wait to see if the pain subsides & try lowering the weight a bit.

NeilpWest · 08-01-2008, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisj22

You have to be sure not to go too heavy on good mornings. They're a fcuking great exercise if done properly.

I'd wait to see if the pain subsides & try lowering the weight a bit.

I didnt know what weight to go for so after a week of doing just the 10kg bar i put it upto the bar 10kg and then 5k each side that was prob to much even though it didnt feel like it at the time.

**Aftershock** · 09-01-2008, 04:14 PM

I find good mornings are excellent for injury prevention if done correctly. I certainly have no lower back issues since I started doing them.

Light is the key I never go above 30k. I suppose you could have pulled your glute doing them but I think its possibly unrelated.

**hackskii** · 09-01-2008, 04:15 PM

It is probably the sciatic nerve.
You need to do some sciatic nerve stretches, do a search on google, it will give you pictures.

Good mornings should always be done light and slow, I love them but they are brutal.
I never go heavy in those either.

NeilpWest · 09-01-2008, 04:45 PM

cheers guys. i spoke to the trainer in my gym and he said hes had it before pulled the hamstring where it joins your glute i think he said from doing it to often. It is starting to feel better now and as you said hacks im doing some exercises to help it that he showed me.

08-01-2008, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
NeilpWest Training Hard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 891	Injury From Good Mornings Hi All I started doing Good mornings about 2-3weeks ago to help stretch my hams and strengthen my lower back, and for the past few days if i stand up and lean foreward or sit down and lean foreward i get a really bad pain in my lower left glute like its really being pulled. Because of this its making silly thinks like leaning foreward to put socks on or even getting out of bed difficult. Can any one shed some light on whether i have pulled a muscle or trapped a nerve etc and what i can do to help it or if it will just go on its own in a few days or so. Cheers

08-01-2008, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ollie B Flex Wheeler...Awesome!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,172	Re: Injury From Good Mornings My Advice 1. Dont do anymore good mornings 2. Wait and see if the pain goes. If it doesnt get it checked out.

08-01-2008, 07:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Magic Torch UK-M Swimsuit model Join Date: May 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 4,900 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Injury From Good Mornings Is it only when you lean forward? It may just be DOMS. Give it a few more days and see how it is. It cant be a serious pull or trapped nerve as you prob wouldn't walk very far! Obviously dont train hams for a few days, rest up and see. __________________ intentionally blank

08-01-2008, 07:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
NeilpWest Training Hard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 891	Re: Injury From Good Mornings Hi magic, Yeah its only when i lean foreward and only the left glute. it sometimes hurts when im just sitting aswell.

08-01-2008, 07:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Magic Torch UK-M Swimsuit model Join Date: May 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 4,900 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Injury From Good Mornings Hmm i'd personally give it a few more days, you can hot and cold it if you want (hot bath and ice) but it prob wont do much for it now. If you go to the docs they will only say rest it anyways.... See how it is in a few mate __________________ intentionally blank

08-01-2008, 07:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
NeilpWest Training Hard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 891	Re: Injury From Good Mornings Ok will do magic hopefully it will be ok in a week got physical for the fire service this didnt come at the best time.

09-01-2008, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aftershock Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,897	Re: Injury From Good Mornings I find good mornings are excellent for injury prevention if done correctly. I certainly have no lower back issues since I started doing them. Light is the key I never go above 30k. I suppose you could have pulled your glute doing them but I think its possibly unrelated. __________________ "You are what you eat you can't possibly be anything else" or put another way "eat sht look like sht!!" Aftershock

09-01-2008, 04:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	Re: Injury From Good Mornings It is probably the sciatic nerve. You need to do some sciatic nerve stretches, do a search on google, it will give you pictures. Good mornings should always be done light and slow, I love them but they are brutal. I never go heavy in those either. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-01-2008, 04:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
NeilpWest Training Hard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 891	Re: Injury From Good Mornings cheers guys. i spoke to the trainer in my gym and he said hes had it before pulled the hamstring where it joins your glute i think he said from doing it to often. It is starting to feel better now and as you said hacks im doing some exercises to help it that he showed me.

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