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[mayotreeserviceinc]

Thank you very much for your time and service Dr.Goodman. God bless you in the name of Jesus.

[daveknow]

Wow. I just did this routine and boy does it feel good!  I'm a 60 yo ex-athlete who has historically tight hips now affecting the back and legs, limiting my mobility. I'm going for the DVD - $60 costs less than a doctor visit

[FoundationTraining]

@OneShotGadget SOunds about right. As long as the knees are bent and the hips are pulling back far enough to be behind the heels you are all good. If done properly the legs should be trembling while in this position. To make it better try to VERY SLOWLY roll the foot from side to side, middle arch to outer arch. This should get the stretch to move throughout all of the hamstrings. Hope this helps!

[idrisjalili]

I want to give you a kiss on the mouth. I have been dealing with back pain since the age of 15 from deadlifting (22 now). I've been to the physical therapist, chiropractor, and massage therapist, but nothing gave me relief like these exercises immediately.

[manadnoc]

Great exercise. I do the 12 min exercise every day. Ordered the book the other day to get more. I never thought I would progress beyond the 12 minute routine, but I did.

100% recommend. I wish I had known about this when I was a competitive cyclist 25 years ago.

[bkbruh]

I use this exercise against the Lumbago im having right now and it works wonders! Thank you so much

[joymoves]

Why do you not cue pulling in the abs to fire the tranverse abdominas and internal obliques?

[hasnaen]

i tried doing it before, and it actually feels like im moving properly now while im lifting, especially when im deadlifts it feels like im doing it better.
thanks!

[zimjun]

Eric, my upper cervical chiropractor recommended this core exercise. But it is hard to keep myself from wanting to fall backwards due to leaning back on my heels. June

[tomiscool]

How long should I hold this pose for and how many sets?  Also, should I do this before or after my basic back stretches?  Thanks for posting!  

[garrettcorcoran]

Foundation Training hey i bought your book, but how many founders should i do? like 1 then do the other excercises or do 10? also i couldn't tell by the book if i was supposed to hold each step 1-8 or just flow through them quickly on the founder

[darrylchristopherdguerra]

I just got the book and started doing the founder yesterday. At one point my hamstrings starting shaking during the first part of founder. Is this a good thing or not? Also I do not feel I can bend down from the hip to touch the floor. Can I start to lower the back just a little and gradually work towards touching the floor? Thanks.

[AzlanAbgBesi]

Great video Dr. Eric. I bought the book last year and since then it gave an extra edge to my kettlebell training. It suits well with most of the hip hinging of kettlebell grooves. As a kettlebell instructor, I believe that all kettlebell rookies, get this awesome book and dvd right now. Two thumbs up team Foundation ! Do you conduct Foundation certification for fitness professionals?

[peaceinstead]

Thank you this is great! How many times per day do you recommend we do this?

[KevinStCroix]

So important to too many people today, myself included where even standing at a desk can be detrimental to hip position.

[losangeles]

This exercise involves bending forward - and I've got 2 slipped discs. Do you still recommend this exercise ?

[jakepetter]

I can't seem to get my lower back to feel the tension. when I do this, my back fires like crazy but it is just above the lower back, it starts probably about 5 inches above my belt line. Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?

[hasnaen]

i do this almost everyday after my workout routine, helps me relax my lower back

[liamliam]

If you do this exercise do have to do other strethcing exercises?

[potrelviewer]

Tried it, and can't even breathe in that slight upper body bending position. Seems that whenever I engage just a teensy bit of my core muscle area, my entire belly locks itself, lungs included (can still feel my heartbeats). Any exercise that implies bending the upper body would seem totally undoable for me. I'm totally out of options if I can't even to the easiest of the most basic stuff. BTW, I'm near 30 years old and have been sedentary for the past 12 years.