Daily Maestroism

DM #176

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

DM #176: Been getting a lot of messages recently about SI joint pain and low back pain, and my response is always the same: check breathing, check rolling.
I see it all the time. Someone can hold a plank for two minutes, or deadlift 400#, but they still have back pain. Or the person who has had recurring back pain for YEARS despite doing all the Pilates and core exercises in the world. It's not all about pure strength, folks.
I've done a bunch of DMs about strength vs motor control, with my favorite being DM #127: Pain respects motor control more than muscle hypertrophy. A six pack don't mean ? if you don't have the proper reflexive activation and sequencing going on at your core for stabilization. Remember, “muscles” work best and are at their most efficient when they are reacting and controlling movement as opposed to concentrically creating it (I smell a DM ?). So why breathing and rolling? Because those are two of the first ways that we develop core stability. Always go back to the basics. Your back hurts for a reason, and most of the time it's not because it's “weak”. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
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