Lordosis

[Subsistence]

Not sure if this is the right forum. If not, please move it!

I think I have Lordosis. I also was medically diagnosed with minor scoliosis. Side picture:

Me standing naturally: http://i35.tinypic.com/2hqfrd2.jpg
Glutes and abs tight: http://i34.tinypic.com/2mfz12q.jpg

I was going to start doing bridges, birddogs, leg swings, and the Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch as recommended my Mehdi. I was also thinking of added some of the recommended exercises off exrx for lordosis:

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Ham ... nsion.html
http://www.exrx.net/Stretches/ErectorSp ... tover.html

I don't feel I should need to add leg presses for glutes (squats I think should hit them) and don't have access to a leg curl machine. I'm also already doing weighted incline crunches, knee raises, and kneeling cable crunches for abs.


My questions are:

1) Do you think these added exercises will help, or is the dynamic stretching and ab work enough?
2) If I should do those exercises, should I do them at the end as accessory work, or as part of my warm up? And should I do them every work out, or just once a week?

[luco]

Hi Substinence. I think if you're involved in strength training, you already have a specific plan to improve the points you're lacking in and you focus on keeping your posture like it is in the tightened pic you'll be ok. Alot of people can stand like that with their belly protruding, hips forward and pelvic bone tilted forward. What matters is that your muscles are capable of correcting it as you demonstrate you can in pic 2.

Try adding some core work (Turkish getups are great if you aren't doing them already) after your workouts. Squats, deads and OHP's are working your core hard as well. Core strength (and posture) will improve as weights go up.