Not derailing the back problem:

I used to do lot of pottery on potters wheel. Nearly all of us potters have had major back problems. Hunched over the wheel as we threw the pots. Just like the cyclists, we sit on a level seat. stool, board, chair, upside down bucket... The back problem is in the same location as the cyclists. They have a solution but it may not be common knowledge.

When I thought of their posture, lower back, upper back... it is exactly the same as the cyclist who round out their back. The muscles needed for pottery work is the core muscles, back and legs to hold us steady.

The solution to alleviate the back problem for the potters were to tilt the seat forward by about 5 degrees. I used to take a short ware board, laid it on my seat with wedge behind it to tilt the board forward (1/2 inch tall kiln posts). This effectively tilted my seat forward. This kept our lower back from arching over.

So I just adjusted my bike seat on the trainer with a small tilt forward. Granted, its not the right thing to do, but I need to protect my lower back from the shortened ham string. Maybe I'll try to get on te trainer today and see how it goes.

And yes I do exercised to strech out my ham, glutes and all but I need more.

And no I don't push my 53 chainring on hill climbs anymore. I just huff and puff on 39 chainring with 20+ cogs. snail pace.

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BTW, I can't make a living as a potter so it's just my hobby when I get around to it. With bakery stuff, I can make a little more money but still not enough to make a living in sothern cailfornia so I do something else.