Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  indictment, bill of indictment(noun) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense. 2  indictment(noun) an accusation of wrongdoing. the book is an indictment of modern philosophy.
1 Sports like gymnastics and rowing that require athletes to bend backward a lot can also cause back injuries.  Discs that have degenerated (broken down) over time and degenerative arthritis of the spine bones (vertebrae) are the most common causes of chronic low back pain.
When you're trying to stress the pecs while doing dumbbell pullovers, you'll want to keep the elbows slightly bent. You're going to stretch back before your arms reach parallel and power the dumbbell back up using your pecs, really trying to contract the inner pecs hard at the top.