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Originally Posted by Eric3237
Dave, this may be kind of blue-skying it but you keep tweaking the back and I think I might sense a trend. You mentioned mobility and then you mention yoga sessions.
I don't know what the yoga sessions consist of but you know, all ROM, even for a mma fighter is not necessarily GOOD ROM. Something to keep in mind.
Most of the time when someone's back is feeling tight...they assume they need more range of motion in the back. Is this where you are trying to get the mobility? I'm sure you work on this a lot but what about hip mobility. This is really YOUR area I know, but one difference I've noticed between the really successful mma fighters..the really strong ones, especially, is that they are getting most of the ROM, their mobility from their hips. The back has some suppleness but it is not where the mobility really comes from.
I've definitely noticed that some of the young grapplers seem to use their lower back to replace hip mobility. Bad recipe. Now I know you aren't doing this but I'm just putting it out there that if your back is stiff and getting tweaked it could be due to lack of mobility in another place you need it.
You're training is brutal though, lol. Pain is to be expected I reckon! I'm not the one doing it so everything I say could be meaningless. I may also have missed some details so if so, my apologies.
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I was reading something about what you just said a while ago and now that you bring it up, it does ring a bell. My back and Hips are both very tight and I know my hips are tighter than my back. In doing more yoga I will mention this to the teacher and hopefully get them to do more hip stretches to help me out. I'm not so much worried about the ROM of my back, I have good back flexibility, I mostly just try to relieve the tension in my back from it being tight, I don't know if I'm saying this right.
Yes you are right, lots of mma fighters that are good have great hip strength along with mobility, BJ Penn is a perfect example.
As for my on going back problem, I feel that it is a combination of a lot of things, most of which stem from me not being careful and sprinting before crawling. I have to give myself a little more time to heal and not get so excited and do stupid stuff when I practice or lift in the gym. This along with tight hips and back are what's keeping me from getting back in the full swing. I just need to be more patients with myself and start back into things slowly, even though I go crazy not being able to perform at my best.