The Doctor is in! Been missing your input here.If your back hurts when you are crouching you are relaxing your abs and losing core stability. It's pretty common in that position to expand your abdomen for bracing rather than flexing it.
My low back begins to hurt towards the end of my surf sessions, which are now about two hours, as opposed to three+ in the past. But the last four or five go outs it has been cramping from the start. And my back hurt the evening after the crouching little tube fest.
I’ve been advised to tense my core during pop ups, but I really can’t think when I surf. My only hope is to increase my strength outside of surfing and hope that carries over and protects.
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