CrossFit Survival: Deadlifts Make for Stronger Backs

TONIGHT'S 6:30 CLASS WILL BE HELD AT 1306 N AVON ST., BURBANK, CA 91505

Continuing a series of blog posts from our clients. Today's blog post is by Autumn Hickock.

From Starting Strength, Basic Barbell Training by Mark Rippetoe & Lon Kilgore

"Lower back strength is an important component of sports conditioning. The ability to maintain a rigid lumbar spine under a load is critical for both power transfer and safety. The deadlift builds back strength better than any other exercise, bar none."

Clearly, this is proven out by stories such as these:

http://www.crossfitocmd.com/crossfit_ocmd/2008/02/crossfit-fixes.html

Additionally, Autumn has had a similar experience:

"Before I started Crossfit Survival, I was out of shape and had pretty bad back problems. I was always complaining when I would exercise about my lower back pain and I had sciatica off and on. I had seen several doctors and specialists who told me I was overweight and that once I lost weight my problems would "go away". I ended up losing over 50 pounds and STILL had a lot of back pain. What the heck?

I went to Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, and Acupuncturists- although they helped with the pain, it did not totally solve my issues. If I stopped going to these specialists, the pain would eventually return.

Then in Fall of 2009, I met Shannon and joined our Crossfit family. :)

Now, I am happy to say that I RARELY (next to never) have even a stiff back. What happened??? CROSSFIT CURED MY BACK PAIN!!!! No joke."

Pretty cool.