I broke out my inversion table to help with my low back issues. Felt a nice stretch last night while listening to relaxing tunes on the Ipod.
I'm curious if anyone else has used one of these tables, and if they have done any stretches/exercises to help with swimming.
Obvioulsy I know Paul Smith slept hanging on his inversion table through his childhood, which explains his gargantuan height--but looking for other input too..
Hah! Right back at you "cloud scraper!" Think I don't read other threads?
So has any one got anything to say about inversion tables good or bad?
Rich
Since this thread was started by a misplaced gymnast (I guess thats evident from the intial whining in his first post).....I suggest all REAL swimmers ignore it.
Don't know about inversion tables but I used to have lower back pain so bad that I couldn't crawl out of the pool after a workout or drive a standard shift car (couldn't move my foot from the accelerator to the brake fast enough to be safe in traffic). Flip turns were impossible. The origin was probably poor kicking technique in soccer.
Now, I have NO back pain at all, attributable mostly, I believe, to owning a back hyperextension station in my home gym. I routinely do back hypers, situps and shoulder rotation rehab exercises (damage also due to soccer injuries). Even though these are BORING (as some have noted before) they are just as necessary as my standard training. Since my training is my life (sorry Mr Smith the Younger), they don't really bore me. It took me about 3 years of steady training to eliminate the lower back pain issues.
As for hanging upside down, I'll leave that to bats and people who swim bizarre strokes.
-- mel
As for hanging upside down, I'll leave that to bats and people who swim bizarre strokes.
-- mel
Ah Mel I see we're land and hydra bretheren...I just realise bizzrre stroke mu st be referring to Fly or Front Crawl. Icky! Sounds like something found in a damp basement....
I do hyperextension press ups...trouble is MrsStud is cracking the whip over me to tile the floor...and tiling is just a guarantee of disc aggravation...
Ah yes, Association Football, I'd still be playing if there were an over 60 league in my neighbo(u)rhood. Did you play for ManU?
posted by Mel
Ha Ha....Rich play for ManU ....His name is Richie Rich not Micheal Owen...LOL!!....and that movie wasn't called Bend it Like Richie Rich now was it...LOL!!:thhbbb: :rofl:
Newmastersswimmer
Ah yes, Association Football, I'd still be playing if there were an over 60 league in my neighbo(u)rhood. Did you play for ManU?
-- mel
LOL I wish. They have over 40's here and I think we have some 60 ish guys playing. Of course the running may be less...but some of these guys are so good they make the ball do the work anyhow. Although I;'ve retired from competitive play for my back's sake.
Ah yes, Association Football, I'd still be playing if there were an over 60 league in my neighbo(u)rhood. Did you play for ManU?
posted by Mel
Ha Ha....Rich play for ManU ....His name is Richie Rich not Micheal Owen...LOL!!....and that movie wasn't called Bend it Like Richie Rich now was it...LOL!!:thhbbb: :rofl:
Newmastersswimmer
Listen pal stick to sports where you can just rely on your hands. :thhbbb:
Owen never played for the Mancs, so :thhbbb: :thhbbb:
Listen pal stick to sports where you can just rely on your hands. :thhbbb:
Owen never played for the Mancs, so :thhbbb: :thhbbb:
No but he is a BritWit like you though.
Newmastersswimmer
p.s. How do you know I didn't play goalie?
No but he is a BritWit like you though.
Newmastersswimmer
p.s. How do you know I didn't play goalie?
This is football not hockey. "Keeper" is the word you grasp for...:laugh2:
This is football not hockey. "Keeper" is the word you grasp for...:laugh2:
Hey this is your thread now ....remember the hijacking rules....How's "Portero" then?....I did grow up in South Houston you know!
