Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
The way to fight back soreness is to do back work. Back machine, deep squats, dead lifts, that sort of thing. Your posterior chain goes all the way to your shoulder blades. I never heard of a cyclist who got sore abs from riding. Sore back yes, all the time, like the OP.
Or just ride your bike. I get back soreness maybe two or three times a year - usually from lifting something heavy, once in a great while from riding (especially if I do a lot of hilly miles on my fixed-gear bike after not riding it for a long time).
As with pretty much all such pains, I fight back soreness by just going out for more bike rides. Two or three rides maximum, and I'm fine again. I suspect the same would be true of all you gym guys, but I guess we'll never know.