Sore lower back pain from using Concept2 rower.

[taveewat]

Anybody who use C2 rower get lower back pain from rowing like me?

Last night I run on treadmill for 12 Km and this morning I row 5K after finished rowing I got pain at my back.

[robblok]

Hi,

Never had lower back problems.. but have you used the C2 rower a lot ? If you are just starting it might be that you are using muscles you did not use before and the body needs time to adjust.

[ClutchClark]

Please describe your experience level on the Concept-2.

What are your average daily/weekly distances?

Ergometers require much attention to proper form or they can result in alot of back pain.

[WitawatWatawit]

Agree with Rob and clutch. As someone who knows more than a little about this form of exercise, I think it might be wise to take a close look at videos of rowers and see how they do it, how they take up the strain on the "oar" before pushing back with the legs. Remember, the back is but a link in the whole rowing process - it is not meant to provide the power in the drive, it anchors the body and takes up the strain to allow the legs to create most of the power. Do not pull too hard with your arms or your back - just use them to take up the strain before the leg drive, and then to complete the rowing stroke.

[taveewat]

Thanks for all suggestions, I average rowing is about 5K but not use C2 for about 3 month switch to running for a while.

May be as CluthClark mention, I'm not use proper form. I used to row 10K before but not have problem with my back.

I'm set damper setting to lowest and my stroke per minute is about 31 spm.

Edited July 4, 2014 by taveewat

[robblok]

To be honest after having used the c2 for 3 months you should have developed the muscles already (unless you only used it a little). So bad form might be the cause. I was thinking you might have had the concept only a few weeks ten it takes time to adapt.

[WitawatWatawit]

10k is a considerable distance, so you should have developed the right muscles. So I suspect something else. Maybe you could be a bit more specific about where the pain is. Back problems are not uncommon in rowing, but the cause often is something that has nothing to do with the exercise itself. Maybe after a layoff you tried too much too soon - that's a common cause of back issues in rowing. The back muscles are part of the fulcrum, not the power base, and therefore need to be strong and sturdy. However, much of that strength comes from the repetitiveness of rowing rather than specific exercises.