We’re suppose to lift with our legs, but whats makes our back not suitable for it. Silly question i know.
In: Biology
Your back is just not built to carry weight. It’s a bunch of small bones to allow *movement*.
Your femur, on the other hand, is the largest bone in your body. It’s the absolute unit of bones, wrapped in the largest muscle group. Weight is what it does.
Further, any lifting you do with your back will require it to be out of position. Not in a nice straight line, but tilted so that it’s taking a side load which will have the effect of pulling all of those little bones out of alignment.
Always lift with your legs while keeping your spine aligned.
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