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What's the best forms of exercise to increase bone density?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 6 7:33pm | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
To those that mentioned the “curl up”- if you are referring to laying on your back and curling your spine and trunk up as in a sit up - that truly should be a “no go “ for those with osteoporosis issues . Spinal flexion postures/ positions should always be avoided!!
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I think this might depend on the individual, no? Those with already strong abs, obliques, and who have been regularly doing these for years should suddenly stop?
@ans as @mayblin has already explained McGill uses a "NO CURL curl up". It's a way of strengthening the abdominal area and more without endangering the spine. He is as far as I know the main expert introducing this information (potential dangers of excess spinal flexion) over the past 20 or 25 years. I sure wish I had know what I know now thanks to Stuart McGill when I was doing all the extreme stretching I was doing as a teen.
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@ans and anyone who reads this thread, in McGill's big three, it is actually "NO CURL curl up". YouTuber Zack Henderson explained it very well. I tried it, the posture tightens six packs very well! But i had trouble in doing isometric hold for 10 seconds. I think my neck and shoulder muscles are weak. Each person is different, we definitely need to do what's safe for us. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.