Running causes Lower Back pain, help !?

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Louno

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Hi,

Its been almost 2 years that i workout at the gym now, ive gained enough weight and now i wanted to do some cardio , before that i never did any... ( maybe some light warmup once in a while )

anyways, my cardi suck, but my lower back doesnt help, i feel like i give up at some point only becasue my lower back hurt so much and not because im too tired...

I dont know if this is common , but i didnt have it before when i was younger ( im 24 now ) it feels like my lower back gets super tense and i need to stop running for a few sec and stretch.

Maybe its because of the extra 30 pounds ive gained over the past 2 years , maybe its my shoes that arend suited for running, maybe its my spine posture that has changed over the past 2 years because of my workout ( and perhaps bad posture while doing weights? )

anyways, anyone experienced this ? any suggestions ?
( i know i should go see a chiro, i will, soon i guess )
 
How much do you weight now? How tall are you? and guestimate your bf%.
Did you workout your back when you workedout or just your abs? That would pull on your lower back a lot from the abs overpowering them.

Does it hurt as soon as you start running or is it next day?
 
fast walking should do the trick. It's just as good as long as you're not trying to win any races.
 
I get the same thing when I run. The elipitical works for me, I get the same benefit as running but without the pain.
 
i speed walk for a week before taking up running as my back goes into complete shut down if i dont work my way upto it ,its totally a muscular problem im just getting used to it now,give it some time it will go.
 
because you have gained weight your balance has changed,
make sure you stretch your back out first and do some core work..try and run on grass if you can.
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Looks like you need swiss ball work.

This will work your core muscles, as Faz pointed out your balance is out of sinc.
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Here's alink for yah!

Core-work
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You could always stop running. I don't run, so I don't really care to look into it, but word on the street is that it is bad for your knees and such. Of course, they say the same thing about squats and we know how much truth there is to that (very little) so perhaps strengthening your back may be the right course of action.
 
Check your posture....this is the biggest cause for back pain.

If your leaning too far forward it causes an imbalance.

Rule of thumb that was told to me while running is that if you can see your fly....your screwed. Head up straight eyes straight ahead.
 
Run Barefoot...

I know I know it's sounding near Sacrilegious, "Rakki must be smoking something" lol

but I'm a true believer I think the body was built to run and we weren't made with any sort of cushioning on the heel like the shoes Nike makes for us, that kind of shoe trains us to neglect to use the muscles in our arches and land on the floor with our heel (instead of the ball of your foot) causing all sort of bad running posture and habits leading to more and more injuries...

ever wonder why the more advanced the country (the more expensive and elaborate the running shoes) the more running injuries you get?

I while in college ran alot and developed terrible shin splints and just bought more shoes and invested more time arguing with shoe salesmen on advising me on the perfect running shoe.

eventually out of pure madness I googled upon this site:
http://www.runningbarefoot.org/

and once I started back running (barefooted) I never got shin splints again - never know, the same may very well hold true for the back pains I mean it's also a running posture related injury I presume
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Hi guys,
thanks for the help.

My back hurts after a few minutes of running,
I went this weekend to buy a pair of shoes, after doing some research on the internet i think i may be a overpronator , this imbalance makes my feet uneffective at absorbing the shocks, so i went and bought a pair of shoes designed for overpronator ( Puma Heras III , i think ), they feel really comfortable and are pretty light, i dont know if the shoe actualy helped but its getting better, im doing some squats, and deadlifts, and abs work too on my training day, i find that if i run after my workout i can run much more longer before it starts to hurts.

I think that if i keep on running it will eventually get better, its just a question of time, i have to let my back adapt.
 
'I think that if i keep on running it will eventually get better, its just a question of time, i have to let my back adapt'

You're exactly right. I had the same problem, I had done weights for years, but very little cardio.

I decided to start slimming down and the treadmill (with its ability to cushion my weight) provided only a few problems. Pavement does not have this facility and therefore caused pain with each impact.

However, as is the whole mantra of the gym, the body adapts, strengthening the stabilizer muscles you will use during running and making the problem dissappear (it may be painful, but it doesn't last too long).
 
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