I was not able to row as much in the last ten days because of a stiff lower back. I did some yard work and doh! I was not really able to bend at the hip easily. Driving the car stiffened up my back so much that I needed a minute to stand next to the car before I could walk away without someone saying that I was too young to hubble along like that.
This morning for the first time, I took time to stretch my hamstrings. I used a towel and laid down on the floor and made sure that my lower back was supported against the floor. I raised one leg and pulled it back with the towel holding on to it at either end with my hands. This is quite a nice stretch that focuses on hinging at the hip joint without putting pressure on bending at the lower back. It felt great and I really wondered why in the HECK I had not stretched like that ten days ago....
I hope that your weight loss saga is going well too!
All the very best,
XENO
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
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