Major disappointment

[wildman1717]

I've experienced a major set back. About two weeks ago I was doing squats and I was trying to cut back on the rest between sets. I was resting only about 90 seconds between sets. On my last set, I leaned forward a little to much and felt a pull in my lower back. For the last two weeks I've been doing leg presses and hack squats inplace of the squats. Today I was doing shrugs and still felt the pain in my lower back. What sucks is I'm going to have to cut out squats, deadlifts, stiff-legged deadlifts, and shrugs until this heals, talk about disappointment. These are the basic lifts for my mid-back to lower body. Any suggestions out there?

[AnimalMass]

Yep - go drop $30 at a chiropractor and get adjusted. A good one is worth their weight in gold. (And my chiro is like 350lbs, so that's alot of gold).

Matt

[AnimalMass]

Also, if it's a muscle pull, you can get ultrasound and e-stim on it as well there.

[ForemanRules]

get help and stop lifting till you are healthy

[wildman1717]

The only time it gets sore is with the above exercises. I'll just train around them until they're healed. I need a change anyway, I'm not wild about leg presses and hack squats, but they're better then nothing. I'll give it about a couple of months and ease back into the above exercises.

[AnimalMass]

What? Why?

Dude, drop $30 and go see a chiro. The guy could have you back squatting in a couple days. I don't understand how someone can drop $50 per month to a lousy 24 hour fitness and $500 on a cycle and not go to a chiro and get adjusted or get treatment on a hurt back?

Matt

[wildman1717]

That would be nice if all I had to do is drop thirty dollars on a chiropractor, the chiropractors around here want to do x-rays and evaluations. Those are were the bigger dollars come in. Last time I went to the chiroprator because of a back injury in judo, the first visit cost four hundred dollars. I then had to go back two to three time a week for about four weeks at sixty dollars a pop.

[wildman1717]

Started back squating today, I took it easy and no pain to mention. I started really light and stayed there. I'm going to ease back into it and go slow. I went to the doctor today and in the three weeks of not squating or deadlifting I lost seven pounds, yikes. It felt good to squat again, it is like no other exercise.

[AnimalMass]

Do you live in Manhattan?

There's no way you shouldn't be able to find a chiro who will just do an adjustment for about $30.

Either way, good luck on your recovery.

Matt