Spinal Flexion Training 101

The information in this video is exercise advice for healthy individuals, not medical or rehab advice. While most cases of back pain are not medical emergencies, do seek professional care if you're experiencing red flag symptoms like numbness, tingling, or weakness in your legs or feet, loss of bowel or bladder control, or have other unexplained symptoms like fever or fatigue!

0:00 - intro
0:15 - fear of flexion
0:47 - embrace flexion: it's inevitable - be ready
1:48 - embrace flexion: variability is good
3:24 - embrace flexion: gym training vs research lab
5:06 - what should you add to your program?
6:04 - stage 0: for spine day newbies
9:19 - stage 1: for beginners
10:28 - training hard vs training progressively
10:55 - forced progressions for beginners
12:05 - spine training frequency
13:04 - where to place in a session?
14:17 - stage 2: for intermediate/advanced
15:54 - principles over exercises