I'd like to recommend the following - which have helped immensely since I sit in a chair alot AND do leg days twice a week.
For guys sitting in chairs try the following:
Probably my favorite stretch in a chair
![[Image: exercise-for-low-back-pain-mayo-clinic-8...1339561701]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/exerciseforlowbackpain-mayoclinic-120613042523-phpapp02/95/exercise-for-low-back-pain-mayo-clinic-8-728.jpg?cb=1339561701)
Same kind of stretch but no turning (be sure to pull your knee into your body with both hands) You'll feel you glutes getting a good stretch:
![[Image: 40c7b319d4866ab6fc7e2aadf7e9be9c.jpg]](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/40/c7/b3/40c7b319d4866ab6fc7e2aadf7e9be9c.jpg)
Here is another to try as well:
![[Image: SeatedBentover.jpg]](http://www.exrx.net/StretchImages/ErectorSpinae/SeatedBentover.jpg)
Foam rolling your lower back IS NOT recommended - it can actually aggravate lower back issues.
A good read here:
http://blog.nasm.org/ces/foam-roll-low-back/
HOWEVER:
I roll my glutes out to lower backside of my hip
I do 2 versions:
Straight Leg Roll:
![[Image: Hamstrings-Roll.jpg]](http://www.indianworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hamstrings-Roll.jpg)
The leg crossover (This gets DEEP into your glutes and stretches it out)
![[Image: foam-rolling.png]](https://bretcontreras.com/wp-content/uploads/foam-rolling.png)
These alone have helped alleviate lower back pain - there's so much more you can do to help.
I'd also like to check out the inversion table:
For guys sitting in chairs try the following:
Probably my favorite stretch in a chair
![[Image: exercise-for-low-back-pain-mayo-clinic-8...1339561701]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/exerciseforlowbackpain-mayoclinic-120613042523-phpapp02/95/exercise-for-low-back-pain-mayo-clinic-8-728.jpg?cb=1339561701)
Same kind of stretch but no turning (be sure to pull your knee into your body with both hands) You'll feel you glutes getting a good stretch:
![[Image: 40c7b319d4866ab6fc7e2aadf7e9be9c.jpg]](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/40/c7/b3/40c7b319d4866ab6fc7e2aadf7e9be9c.jpg)
Here is another to try as well:
![[Image: SeatedBentover.jpg]](http://www.exrx.net/StretchImages/ErectorSpinae/SeatedBentover.jpg)
Foam rolling your lower back IS NOT recommended - it can actually aggravate lower back issues.
A good read here:
http://blog.nasm.org/ces/foam-roll-low-back/
HOWEVER:
I roll my glutes out to lower backside of my hip
I do 2 versions:
Straight Leg Roll:
![[Image: Hamstrings-Roll.jpg]](http://www.indianworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hamstrings-Roll.jpg)
The leg crossover (This gets DEEP into your glutes and stretches it out)
![[Image: foam-rolling.png]](https://bretcontreras.com/wp-content/uploads/foam-rolling.png)
These alone have helped alleviate lower back pain - there's so much more you can do to help.
I'd also like to check out the inversion table:
![[Image: Inversion-Table.jpg]](http://www.fitfoodhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Inversion-Table.jpg)