Injury advice

FoxShitNasty83 · 2019-07-23T08:26:38+00:00

I recently fucked my lower back, I just found excercises to work round it like benching more (not a bad thing) dumbbell chest work etc. Also noted that your body may take longer to recover in a calorie deficit because it needs fuel to recover. Physio also helped as well as getting a PT. Rest! don't be a prick and risk further injury, start again when ready with the bar and work up.

ReddJive · 2019-07-23T14:33:14+00:00

There's nothing. Your injury requires full stop. There's good news though.

I've often found when i take an extended break I don't lose all that much. Maybe a bit of a slide but if you are as aggressive with recovery as you with lifting your body will respond.

A lot of guys will break this shit down with stats. Science. And basically convince you that they are Masters and made the right decisions their entire life.

Guess what? Not true.

Your body will do what you tell it too. I've seen some absolutely bullshit things happen when I was in the military. Most soldiers perform at pro athelte levels and don't even realize it. It's a switch in the head. Just flip it.

Recover. Work that aggressively. Get back and hit it.

Your body is a sack of meat. It will do as it's told.

RedPill-BlackLotus · 2019-07-23T13:57:28+00:00

Take a month off man, your injecting test, you won't lose any muscle and whatever strength you lose will be back in 4 weeks.

Dont fuck with this, rest, give yourself the best possible chance to heal. This is the two steps back you have to make to make 3 steps forward.

This is the hard lesson you need to learn to wake the fuck up and be more mindful of your training.

If you make this back injury worse it could end your lifting career. Take that month, work on diet or something else. Walk and do cardio if it dosent hurt to stay active.

Sometimes these injuries can be a gift. Only time will tell.

IncitingDramah · 2019-07-23T11:14:04+00:00

Go to a good chiropractor. Someone who does a full body sports adjustment.

Lifting will suck until you address this injury.

WolfofAllStreetz · 2019-07-23T11:41:08+00:00

Chiro wont fix the problem, they are more for maintenance and adjusting so you dont get to where you are now.

Go see an actual spine doctor. I have two compressed discs with arthritis all around them. Sucks. I cant lift super heavy anymore or it pisses them off. Cortisone injections help some people as a first step. You are going to have to take some time off.

RoccoPinkman · 2019-07-23T14:21:20+00:00

I was looking at that yesterday, the only one in the uk though was like £179 lol it’s like 40 dollars in the U.S. I’ll try and find a pdf of it later. Thanks for your advice man.

ImplodedVeggies · 2019-07-23T20:13:44+00:00

Take HMB, will help slow down the muscle loss

And look into the Nubax Trio, best thing to ever happen to my spinal decompression routine if your problems are in your lumbar or thoracic regions of the spine

Imaginary_Historian · 2019-07-24T01:12:17+00:00

You posted this on askmrp so I assume you have a wife and/or girlfriend.

I got some sort of different advice for you.

Don't tell your girl about the injury, or if you do, play it down, tell her as little as you can. As fucked up beyond belief as this is, so many girls view injuries as weakness. They call themselves sympathetic but it only applies to animals and children, not to men.

johnmic07 · 2019-07-24T04:25:59+00:00

I've had a previous back injury and knee surgery so I'm in a similar position (basically squats, deadlifts, barbell rows are off the table). A friend of mine who's a personal trainer helped me put together a workout that puts a lot less stress on the lower back, because what's the point of getting ripped this year if you throw out your back and become obese in two years because everything is painful? I definitely recommend doing a personal training session if you're planning on making a major change to your workout because any decent trainer can put together a great workout for you that takes into account your specific goals and injuries way better than a bunch of guys on the internet can. $100 for a one hour session to avoid a major injury and loss of training is definitely money well spent IMO. Anyways, the workout:

Instead of doing squats, I do bulgarian dumbbell split squats: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/health/exercise/strength/dumbbell-bulgarian-split-squat/ss-BBtOf9Z
Instead of doing deadlifts, I do glute ham raises with a kettle bell for added weight: https://www.t-nation.com/training/tip-7-ways-to-do-the-glute-ham-raise
Instead of barbell rows, I do face pulls: https://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/face-pull and lat pulldowns or weighted pullups.

For the most part, I just work the shoulders, arms, and chest normally. Most women are only looking at a guys chest, abs, and arms anyway so if you have to do some alternative leg/back workouts that don't involve barbells in order to preserve your ability to not be in constant pain, it should be a pretty easy decision, even if you lose a little bit of muscle mass in your legs/back.

Title	Injury advice
Author	RoccoPinkman
Upvotes	10
Comments	32
Date	July 23, 2019 8:10 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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