05/06/2026
If you never train your back, it will always be weak.
Think about that.
It’s true for all muscles and joints.
Yet the back is the only structure in the body that still scares the sh*t out of most fitness professionals.
But let me say this once again for the overbearing rehab crowd in the back:
The spine is NOT a fragile structure!
In fact, it’s actually one of the most robust and adaptable systems in the human body.
Studies show that strength and endurance of the spinal extensors are protective against future injury and low back pain.
Yet the health and fitness industry is still reluctant to load it, choosing to forever work on stabilisation exercises that are important, but not going to solve the problem by themselves.
So here’s the truth:
By avoiding spinal loading, you’re not preventing pain and injury - you’re predicting it.
Under training the back is by far one of the most common mistakes people make in the gym. We wouldn’t tell someone with shoulder pain to never raise their arm again, so why should the spine be any different?
Moral of the story.. your spine is not made of glass.
It’s not fragile.
It’s just undertrained.
If you want your back to not break under pressure, you have to train it to sustain increased loads over time.
