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Ask HN: How do you not ruin your back (as an engineer)?

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Re: Ask HN: How do you not ruin your back (as an engineer)?

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Post by avichalp »

ciguy wrote: post #2

Back pain started for me in my late 20s, I'm now early 30s and no longer have back pain. I did 2 things that seemed to help. 1: Start lifting heavy weights, focusing on primary lifts, especially Deadlifts and Squats. Start out with no weight on the bar, and add 1 or 2 KG, 3x per week. I used the Stronglifts 5x5 program as a guide. The Deadlifts seem to be key for me, as they exercise my lower back. I also do a lot of…

Pomodoro technique has been really effective. Lifting is next on my list.

Re: Ask HN: How do you not ruin your back (as an engineer)?

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Post by abstractspoon »

I use one of those kneeling chairs that increases the angle between the legs and torso and allows a proportion of my upper body weight to be transmitted down my legs and through my knees, instead of being transmitted through the pelvis on to a regular chair. In the year or so I've been using it, I very rarely experience any hip/glut pain and zero upper back pain. I also do 3 yoga classes a week...

Re: Ask HN: How do you not ruin your back (as an engineer)?

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Post by twoquestions »

ciguy wrote: post #2

Back pain started for me in my late 20s, I'm now early 30s and no longer have back pain. I did 2 things that seemed to help. 1: Start lifting heavy weights, focusing on primary lifts, especially Deadlifts and Squats. Start out with no weight on the bar, and add 1 or 2 KG, 3x per week. I used the Stronglifts 5x5 program as a guide. The Deadlifts seem to be key for me, as they exercise my lower back. I also do a lot of…

Thirding this. Much better to find out what your back can do in the gym and improve what your back can do, than to discover your limits by accidentally overloading yourself out in the world.

Re: Ask HN: How do you not ruin your back (as an engineer)?

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Post by 0x54MUR41 »

Some previous discussions that I recommend:

* Ask HN: How do you keep a good posture when you spend most of your type sitting? (82 comments) [0]

* Ask HN: Posture – what do you do during work to avoid back pain? (69 comments) [1]

* Ask HN: How do I fix my posture after years at the computer? (20 comments) [2]

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16529054

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12652368

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12652368

Re: Ask HN: How do you not ruin your back (as an engineer)?

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Post by creimers »

0x54MUR41 wrote: post #14

Some previous discussions that I recommend: * Ask HN: How do you keep a good posture when you spend most of your type sitting? (82 comments) [0] * Ask HN: Posture – what do you do during work to avoid back pain? (69 comments) [1] * Ask HN: How do I fix my posture after years at the computer? (20 comments) [2] [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16529054 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12652368 [2]: ht…

Thanks!
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