Topic: Basic Landing Question

[NeoM4A1]

I've been practicing the basic landing for about a week now (although I stubbed my toe just walking around my house and was out for a few days), and for some reason when I land I get a little pain in my lower back. I'm not jumping off anything, just from a standing position and landing on the floor, so it's got me worried. Will this go away with practice or does my technique need touching up?

[David Glass]

Neo,

What kind of pain is it? Is it a muscle pain or a bone pain?

What kind of landings are you doing? Are you doing a roll, or just landing on all fours?

Also, how old are you and in what physical condition? Are you in good shape?

I had some muscle pain in my back at the beginning too. It wasn't so much as pain, but more like I was aware something was going on when I did certain movements involving my waist. I resolved this by stretching my back. The stretch that I found worked this well was this:

Sit on the floor with both legs together and straight out. Try to touch your toes. Keep trying for about 2 minutes.

I do this every day when I get up in the morning, together with other stretching movements, as I am sipping on my coffee. Sometimes, when I have time, I do this at night too.

This will not only stretch your hamstrings, but will stretch your glutes and lower back as well.

After a while, maybe a week or two, I had no more lower back issues.

If this isn't what's happening with you, answer the questions above, maybe I can help out.

[NeoM4A1]

It's muscle pain.

Just simple all-fours landings.

I'm 15, and in so-so shape. I'm not overweight or anything, and I can do 2-3 pullups, 30 situps, etc. About that fitness range, although I'm steadily improving.

I just realized that it may have had something to do with hitting my back in the same spot the day before, but I still want to play it safe.

[fr33runner]

I have this problem because I have flat feet, and the best way to improve it is to make sure you have good shoes. Not $30 But you know what I mean, And if that is not the problem I would try to absorb less force upon landing as absorbing it while you go into the landing. Kind of confusing there...But I hope you get my meaning

[JasonMurak]

It could be a lower back problem like i used to have. A chiropractor could fix it up, but if its muscle then its probably just what you hit it on or whatever.maybe a bruise. nothing bad