Lumbar pain normal ?

[Sully]

Hi all, trust your well, so off we tootle for an easy runSunday afternoon, the weather has been pooh here in the East Mids so the MBT came out, over 2000 ft climbing at quite a fair pace and 30 odd miles later perhaps half on trails and Monday morning my back lumbar region felt very sore, since I've been back on the bike I've tried to strengthen my core, sit up's plank etc any advice greatly appreciates and is it normal ? Tia Craig

 

[jdtate101]

Yes it will be normal. Pushing hard (ie really going for it) will cause a certain amount of sore back as you are really stressing the area. Doing core exercises can help provide a more stable platform to push against, but some discomfort is what you get for pushing the envelope. Of more concern is when you get back ache doing a normal pootle, that's when you need to look elsewhere. As long as it's comfortable when riding normally then you should have everything more or less right on the bike.

 

[Sully]

JT thankyou very much for your reply, that's put my mind at ease and I am in the process of trying to strengthen my core, all this at 43, I wish I'd taken up cycling in my teens, thanks again mate

 

[vickster]

My lower back is still really sore after the 100! The rest of me is feeling better fortunately