Strength training help

sherry7899 · 07-04-21, 01:05 PM

I am trying to get back to using weights. I am previewing a KCM DVD for tomorrow. (cardio pump).
She does lawnmowers without giving any form tips. This move makes me a little nervous for my lower back. Does anyone have any tips or an idea for a sub if that move is not safe for me. Thank you!

fanofladyvols · 07-04-21, 01:26 PM

I don't have this DVD so bumping.

sbh · 07-04-21, 01:29 PM

My low back is very problematic but I am able to do Kelly's lawnmower with modifications. I use a light weight. I don't bend forward too far and I slow the move down to 4 counts up and 4 counts down. I don't do as many reps but it is worth it and my low back can handle that.

sherry7899 · 07-04-21, 01:43 PM

Thanks, Sherri and Linda.

bubbles76 · 07-04-21, 03:52 PM

I just do regular rows

. I know it's not creative, but I've never been able to make lawnmowers work for me. Not so much for my lower back, but my upper back. Right under my scapula can be problematic, so when Kelly does the lawnmower move, I just sub in slow, heavy rows instead.

lreidgreen · 07-04-21, 08:42 PM

I would be really careful with that move. I was learning a Tai Chi Sword form this winter and there were some twisting moves that really aggravated my back. I had to stop lifting weights and body weight twisting moves for a few months. I wasn't in agony but I knew that no good would come from pushing it.
I recently started lifting and doing the sword form again.

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07-04-21, 01:05 PM
sherry7899 Join Date: Jun 2003	Strength training help I am trying to get back to using weights. I am previewing a KCM DVD for tomorrow. (cardio pump). She does lawnmowers without giving any form tips. This move makes me a little nervous for my lower back. Does anyone have any tips or an idea for a sub if that move is not safe for me. Thank you! __________________ "Say you are tired and you will be. Believe you are strong and you are." (Sean O'Malley) The cat in my avatar is my sweetheart named Bonkers

07-04-21, 01:26 PM
fanofladyvols Join Date: May 2004 Location: Modify City, State of Fierce	I don't have this DVD so bumping. __________________ Don't just work hard, work smart....Pat Head Summitt Never give up on your body!-- Miranda Esmonde-White Word/Guiding Principle for 2024: Embrace: embrace my faith, my family, my friends, myself, the process, the progress, the hard work, the strength program I choose, the recovery methods and rest I need, my life, the good times, and the memories of good people.

07-04-21, 01:29 PM
sbh Join Date: Feb 2006	My low back is very problematic but I am able to do Kelly's lawnmower with modifications. I use a light weight. I don't bend forward too far and I slow the move down to 4 counts up and 4 counts down. I don't do as many reps but it is worth it and my low back can handle that.

07-04-21, 01:43 PM
sherry7899 Join Date: Jun 2003	Thanks, Sherri and Linda. __________________ "Say you are tired and you will be. Believe you are strong and you are." (Sean O'Malley) The cat in my avatar is my sweetheart named Bonkers

07-04-21, 03:52 PM
bubbles76 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey	I just do regular rows . I know it's not creative, but I've never been able to make lawnmowers work for me. Not so much for my lower back, but my upper back. Right under my scapula can be problematic, so when Kelly does the lawnmower move, I just sub in slow, heavy rows instead. __________________ "You humans have the potential to be the most wonderful beings there are - if you can get past all these enormous stupid spots you seem to have in your hearts. It's not your fault. You just don't know how to work your hearts right yet. That's why there are dogs." - Jim Butcher, Zoo Day

07-04-21, 08:42 PM
lreidgreen VF Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey	I would be really careful with that move. I was learning a Tai Chi Sword form this winter and there were some twisting moves that really aggravated my back. I had to stop lifting weights and body weight twisting moves for a few months. I wasn't in agony but I knew that no good would come from pushing it. I recently started lifting and doing the sword form again.