Core training and muscle cramp?
I have started regular strength and core training for the part few weeks after years of no exercise. For the last 2-3 days I notice that I wake up in the night with a back ache that involves muscles of back and side. I am a side sleeper and switch sides in the night usually. This pain is strong to wake me up and doesn't go away for 20-30 mins until I get up walk a bit. Then it goes away as though it never was there!
Is this related to the core training and how can I prevent this?
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Yes this pain could be because of your bad forms during core training.
Assuming you get this back pain only at night, may be between 2 AM to 4 AM. Sleeping on your stomach will make the pain worst. and sleeping on your back will be better than sleeping on side. These problems usually starts around age of 40 and/or if you have a belly. If you had more stress at your work, you will have more pain at night.
Usually this happens because of bad form of sitting/walking at work or during workout, after gaining weight body posture and form can go bad. Things like putting pillows around you to make sure you sleep on your back whole night may help. Or when you sleep on your side, put a pillow between your legs at knees could help.
But the actual problem could be your bad form in your day to day activities or during your core training, if you have weaker abs (specially lower abs) then you might be compensating it with your paraspinal muscle. The same way sometimes pregnant ladies get lower back pain. Technically (Medically) speaking The deep muscle Adbominus transversalis and Erector Spinae and Superficial muscles like Rectus abdominis and Pectoralis major and even Serratus Anterior (and I guess even Iliacus and Psoas major) all these muscles work together for spinal movements, so depending on where exactly you feel pain and how much deep, Chiropractor or Physiotherapist can help.
I don't want to scare you but if you continue doing core training wrong way, or if you don't fix your posture in your day to day activities, you can get more serious problems like herniated disk in a long run.
Ps. I am just a software engineer, with an interest in body building and human anatomy.
If it has been years you need to startup with something more basic like jogging and little cardio this will help you get over the years of rest that your body has had.
Don't push yourself too hard you won't become John Abraham in a month.
Your body will adapt this routine gradually, I have gone through this phase myself, I weighed 96 Kgs when I started and in 4 months I am 82 now.
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