The movement is all in the hip joints, not the back itself. You need to swing only 30 degrees total (i.e. 15 degrees each way) in the erg stroke. You can probably do around 150 degrees or so lying flat on your back with your legs straight out and bringing your thighs to your chest. You might try rowing with your back only, keeping your legs and arms straight. An alternative way is to keep your legs straight and keep the handle pressed against your chest. I find that easier than keeping my arms straight out.Hanzo wrote:
I have been trying to do some stretching for my lower back, hips and hamstring, but so far all I can think of for this is the normal sitting on the ground, legs out and trying to touch my feet. This stretches my calf’s and hamstring, but my back is still firmly in place at 90 degree or so, and I'm unable to stretch any of the muscles in there at least until my hamstrings frees up. Is there any other good stretching techniques I should be doing, preferably something that works on my lower back at the same time?
Bob S.