Best way to get lower back up to par

[AMBB4L]

My lower back is preventing me from going as heavy as I would want with squats and stiff-legged deads. I'm currently doing needsize's 5x5 program . Any suggestions?

 

[makedah]

Can you say more about what's going on with your lower back? An injury or just weakness?

If it's just weakness, I recommend good mornings as a main move.

 

[makedah]

Also - how are your abs and obliques? If you don't do weighted moves, switch to them. (Be careful with weighted oblique work if you have a bad back - once again, need more info.)

edit - i saw from the other thread that you do cable crunches. Bully for you!

 

[rjl296]

work them hard.
my low back was nonexistent until recently ! (injury)
I HIGHLY recommend trainign WSB for a few months, to bring up yo' back

 

[Serea]

I used to have a pretty weak back. Now I'm doing straight-leg deadlifts, goodmornings and romanian deadlifts. It seems to be strengthening nicely. I also do really heavy standing oblique curls. I have a lot of problems with my sacroiliac so I do lower back, abs and obliques all on different days.

 

[louden_swain]

I bet you 100 dollars that you are not performing heavy good mornings.

This can be a solution.

 

[Liftbig]

like everyone said hit the good mornings, they are one of the best exercises you can do period. also hit some back extensions.

 

[mers]

Good mornings it is!

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

Aren't good mornings more made to target the hamstrings?

I feel like if I go too heavy and go down to parallel with the floor (this is correct, right?) my back wont support me and it's going to snap.

 

[Bronze]

Heavy Deads all the way.