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<blockquote data-quote="birsling" data-source="post: 395983" data-attributes="member: 552583">1st of all - I sell fitness equipment and am a personal trainer.DO NOT do full sit ups.&nbsp; Before you are going to do anything involving your back, make sure you warm up and do plenty of stretching.&nbsp; If you are looking to do some ab work (I am guessing since you want to do situps) do crunches on a swiss ball.&nbsp; A back is a very sensitive area for injury, and can be nagging.&nbsp; Take everything slow and do not push to quick.&nbsp; Even when you feel good, be cautious.As for your chest.&nbsp; Your distance between your chest and the dumbells should be the same on both sides (left and right).&nbsp; You should be focusing on squeezing your chest at the top of your press.&nbsp; If DB&#039;s are not doing it for you, try stretch tubing.&nbsp; It sounds to me like you are using incorrect form somewhere in your motion.&nbsp; Very hard to tell without seeing you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gifGood luck, hope this helps.&nbsp; Try the tubing and a swiss ball.&nbsp; **** up your pride, and do some core strengthening using the basics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="birsling, post: 395983, member: 552583"] 1st of all - I sell fitness equipment and am a personal trainer. DO NOT do full sit ups. Before you are going to do anything involving your back, make sure you warm up and do plenty of stretching. If you are looking to do some ab work (I am guessing since you want to do situps) do crunches on a swiss ball. A back is a very sensitive area for injury, and can be nagging. Take everything slow and do not push to quick. Even when you feel good, be cautious. As for your chest. Your distance between your chest and the dumbells should be the same on both sides (left and right). You should be focusing on squeezing your chest at the top of your press. If DB's are not doing it for you, try stretch tubing. It sounds to me like you are using incorrect form somewhere in your motion. Very hard to tell without seeing you [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif[/IMG] Good luck, hope this helps. Try the tubing and a swiss ball. **** up your pride, and do some core strengthening using the basics. [/QUOTE]

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