herniated disc ab friendly workouts??(l4 l5)

[Jelet]

What do you guys with herniated discs do for ab workouts? Seems like we are screwed for developing nice looking abs.


My ab routine exercises are stomach vacumes, planks and half weighted crunches with a slow tempo...

Only problem is planks and stomah vacumes just hit the tva... Only half crunches hit my abs it seems like.. But its not as effective as my old ab routine that made them develope nicely(decline crunches)
I was thinking about giving cable crunches a try. Anyone do these with. A herniated disc?

 

[TBItruck89]

I do cable crunches with a herniated L5-S1 with no problem, but I don't go balls-out with the weight and focus on contraction. I also do some hanging leg raises, which don't seem to do that much for abs but feels good letting my back decompress. Planks are the mainstay of course.

 

[kubes]

Abs are made in the kitchen bro. I haven't worked abs in 4 years and I have a six pack year round. Yes I gave a bad l5s1 and barely avoided surgery

 

[Beat2Death]

I have spinal stenosis w/facet syndrome resulting in Lv1 deg. of my L4..
You'll have to be creative finding your range in everything u do...

This piece of equipment is the best ab machine I have ever used....Strength Equipment | Weight Lifting | Selectorized | Ab Machine | Eagle | Cybex

 

[six.one.five]

I dont have any herniations of any sorts. But I saw you were thinking about trying cable pulldowns, maybe try standing band pulldowns too? I know lots of powerlifters with horrible back problems that can still do them.

 

[mass3000]

During a temporary back injury, I resorted to a few exercises..
Lying unilateral knee curls to your chest.
Lying heel raises 6" only. ( make sure to place ur hand palms down under the small of your back, right to the top of your glutes ).
Small range of motion with a ab coaster.
Face down supermans ( bilateral or unilateral )
Side bends.
Planks
Missionary sex with ur female. ( one can thrust a bit more while being distracted with that female you have underneath you ) ....
Hope some of this helps.
Anything or any exercise that you would typically use or add weight, DON'T! Just crank up the reps....

 

[Hendawg75]

Front Squats! I have terrible L4-L5-and S1. I used front squats to get back doing back squats and deadlifts. I was told I would never to be able to do any of this again. The side of effects from front squats Abs! and a strong core that allievated my pain.

 

[nikehotel]

Lay on your back, bring heels to butt, bridge up, keep shoulders on the ground. 3x15....next level is extension of legs, 1 at a time. Once that is easy, put your feet into a unstable surface like a trx or wobble board. This is a posterior chain activator. GHD of course, reverse hypers, pnf stretching of calves and hammies

 

[car09013]

I have a formerly fractured L5/S1 that is now bulging. Some of the few ab exercises I can do without pain are ab fallouts, hanging leg raises, standing rope crunches, and anything involving the TRX (leg circles, body saws, etc). Good luck!