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[Anthony Gerio N Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Anthony Gerio N]

The interesting thing is how he was surely confident that all my problems areas don’t want to “let go” and it’s not so much my muscles but my nervous system. My brain doesn’t trust that my core can do it’s job because..drum roll..my TVA is not doing what it needs to do. He thinks if I really develop my ability to use it everything else will fall in place. Hoping that includes improvement with not nutting myself in 5 secs but I’ll take anything at this point lol.

The muscle mind connection is there for everyone, it is not like a wire to cut it. The body is very smart, if it doesn't use a muscle, it means the muscle is group is not strong enough for the job, so body recruit the next guy best for the job. If TVA gets powerful enough, firstly it starts to loosen the opposing muscles, and then it does the job it should have done.
Now, training this muscle is hard and it takes longer than a normal muscle to develop. It gets stronger by a very frustrating rate, so you shouldn't expect to see the results in 2 weeks, or a month or e.g. in my case it took two months to just feel it working.

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

All this TVA and glute work is going well I think as far as my posture but if anything it’s made my pelvic floor tighter. I’m probably just going to accept that for the time being and keep up what I’m doing.
On the arousal side it’s still bad. I don’t understand how to be aroused with a relaxed pelvic floor. Like off course I get the idea but I have no Intuition or felt sense of what that would be like to experience.

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

Between a combo of golfing and going back to bjj for the first time in a year I absolutely trashed my fragile lower back. So unfortunately I can barely hobble around currently and haven’t been able to exercise.

In the mean time I’m just doing reverse kegel breathing as much I can and experiment with stretching my pelvic floor by pulling my dick. Involuntary kegels are nuts but dissipate after a while of breathing.

[skyisthelimitpe Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close skyisthelimitpe]

Seems like you've been having this issue for a while now. Either being inconsistent or just addressing the wrong imbalances. Strongly suggest taking some shots and posting them here

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

Alright I can finally stand upright without pain or sciatica after a brutal week. I have been meaning to post a posture pic for a bit now.

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[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

How is the physio going?

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

It was going well until my recent step backward so I feel like I'm kind of back at square one. The silver lining is that it shook some sense into me about fixing myself for non-PE related reasons. Im young I can keep having these issues and they're only going to get worse if I don't nip it in the bud now.

I'm excited to not only get back at the grind but also to hopefully have access to weights and a gym in the not too distant future.

[VirgilD5to6 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VirgilD5to6]

In all honesty, I don't trust the physios and chiropractors. I have been doing Foundation Training lately, and seen improvement in my lower back. I suggest you check it out. It is very hard, but totally worth it. The explanation is so logical, and makes you believe you are hitting the right muscles working towards fixing your issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BOTvaRaDjI

There are other free videos you can check, but this one just hits your pelvis so hard, that it will definitely speed things up.

[Anthony Gerio N Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Anthony Gerio N]

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Yup APT.
Probably very tight in psoas compared to other flexors as it seems abs are not the issue. Psoas and glutes, if they are not doing their job, abs don't have the power to tilt the pelvis on themselves.
Do more standing flexor stretches than those lunges and kneeling ones, they target psoas better. kneeling stuff target the rectus femoris dominantly.

[skyisthelimitpe Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close skyisthelimitpe]

Gonna have to grind hard my man to see results. A lot of people aren’t seeing results because they aren’t putting in the work necessary. It’s tough right now because a lot of places are closed due to covid still. Soon as you’re able to though, hit the gym and hit it right. Lots of protein, solid diet, 4-5 days a week, and you’ll see the results start to come.

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

Thanks for the feedback. Easing back into to things so not going crazy quite yet. I figure if I just build the habit of working on my posture everyday and do some exercises and stretching I can up the intensity as my back heals.

I'm unsure if I can feel my psoas at all trying out standing flexor stretches but I don't usually with kneeling ones. I usually do the "couch stretch" and mostly feel quads being hit. During both I try to keep my pelvis neutral but its tough just to do that. I really feel my psoas (or at least I think my psoas) being stretched if I do a pigeon pose with a little reaching side bend toward the side of the front leg.

In a way I'm glad I recently tweaked my back so bad because it took my ego down a notch. I need to stop just doing a million bridges. What I need to to do movements deliberately and correctly.Not trying to solve this thing in a day but trust that if i have any hope of beating this thing I need to be willing to do the small foundational things right and then work up from there, no shortcuts.

[VirgilD5to6 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VirgilD5to6]

FYI - had a slight sway back, and of 1 month of training I fixed it. will post a thread asap.

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

Back on the horse. Reinjured my back doing BJJ 3 weeks ago mostly likely slipped disc. Finally able to walk and stuff but have to be careful doing anything intensive.
Before injury I had been stretching and doing reverse kegel breathing regularly but no results to speak of. Mostly cut porn but if I falter and do then it’s like ponr in 10 seconds lol. I guess I’m more venting than anything but whatever - gotta persevere.

[rad5gbbr Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rad5gbbr]

Last couple weeks I've been edging with lube which I mostly haven't done most of my life. Maybe half? the sessions I hit a plateau type stage which is huge for me because I literally never had any conception at all what being aroused and stroking hard even felt like. At the very least I now have a glimpse of what I'm aiming at. This may not sound like much but it's pretty mild melting for me to experience lol. Any way we'll see if it helps in the short - medium term.

Should note I've also been doing yoga but not much direct PE specific exercises and work. I'm doing yoga in hope of helping my back which I assume is a disc issue. Obviously posture, pelvic floor, injured back etc etc. are all related it's just hard to juggle a war on multiple fronts sometimes and I just need to be like ok goal for today is show up to yoga and call it a win without any more overthinking than that.