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30 day shred - mild back pain?

durshley
durshley Posts: 73 Member
edited January 22 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm only just on day 5 level 1 after years of no exercise, but I woke up this morning with a sort of twinge in my mid-right back (not my lower back which I thought would be more common) which I only noticed when I started doing jumping jacks.
Any idea if bad technique in any of the level 1 exercises could cause this? Or maybe I just slept funny lol.
Should I try and do some back exercises to stretch the muscles out or just have a break before it gets worse?

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  • Lisa38__
    Lisa38__ Posts: 72 Member
    I'd try gentle back stretches, they normally work for me :)
  • kurairakuen
    kurairakuen Posts: 15
    I had this same thing happen yesterday and it sounds like the same place. I thought I'd ignore it and push through it today.
    Well, now it's worse. I may have to take a day off from 30D shred. :(
  • durshley
    durshley Posts: 73 Member
    So I took a day off and exercised (with some modifications I thought would go easy on my back) yesterday, now it hurts again.
    I've been trying to research exercise I CAN do but some places say to go for a run, which is exactly what makes my back hurt in the first place. Jumping/running and twisting (getting on and off the floor).

    I suppose I'll have to stop 30ds for a few days or something, but are there any exercises I can carry on with? I was looking forward to doing this today: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4195843&page=1

    It isn't particularly easy to go by the pain as an indicator as it's a sort of dull ache at the moment and didn't actually hurt when I damaged it, it was the day after I noticed something was wrong. Not even sure HOW I hurt it.
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