Training Keeps Getting Derailed, Advice Please

[Maybach]

He did say he got the standard "your back is fucked up" MRI diagnosis.

But you are squatting wrong. Try squatting right.

These severe back injuries seem to be unconnected to lifting.

[bucket .]

I'll continue to work on my form. I realize now that I was concentrating most at getting it correct in the downward movement (ass back, chest to floor, head looking at the correct spot, knees out) and not much on the upward. I'm unsure how using the MARRS bar effects back angle, etc. Will update progress over the next couple months. Thanks.

[bucket .]

Quick update. Starting on 9/30/24, I was training twice per week. Bench / Squat on Mondays and Press / Deadlift on Wednesdays. I did this for two reasons:
1. I found that I could not golf and train and recover at 3 days per week.
2. I wanted to start low and slow to get my body ready for the hard work coming up.

Now that golf season is effectively over this time of year and I have 2 months of training in, I just moved to 3 days per week.

This is my first week moving to 3 days per week. Monday: Squat / Bench / Deadlift, Wednesday: Press / Deadlift, Saturday: Squat / Press / Bench. With the goal of this change to get all 4 lifts done twice per week, while keeping the load on my lower spine to a minimum per training day. Back is a little sore this morning, but so far so good. I'm also transitioning to a 2.5lb increase on the press and bench.

Starting weights: Press - 65, Bench - 105, Squat - 115, Deadlift - 135

Current weights: 100, 145, 165, 180 (respectively)

Body weight: 228.5


As bad as I want to get into respectable numbers, I am in no hurry. As too much, too soon has always led to injuries and training derailment in the past.


Will post form videos on all 4 lifts in the near future.

[vanscyoc]

Bucket. I get low back pain sometimes but I wonder if yours radiates down ass and leg or just in are of low back. I don’t worry about pain if not radiating and I’m assuming my back needs to get stronger. Obviously you are responsible for your own health and decisions but for me I just went down to squatting twice weekly instead of three tomes weekly and sometimes I only do two sets. I have a rod in my left lower leg and right hip replaced so I understand worry that comes with squats and deadlifts but I still lift heavy just not as often.

[bucket .]

Bucket. I get low back pain sometimes but I wonder if yours radiates down ass and leg or just in are of low back. I don’t worry about pain if not radiating and I’m assuming my back needs to get stronger. Obviously you are responsible for your own health and decisions but for me I just went down to squatting twice weekly instead of three tomes weekly and sometimes I only do two sets. I have a rod in my left lower leg and right hip replaced so I understand worry that comes with squats and deadlifts but I still lift heavy just not as often.

The pain doesn't normally radiate. It has on rare occasion.

Currently things are going well. I made a modification pretty quickly into my 3 day per week training, as squat and DL on the same day is a no-no for my back. I am doing an A & B program, much like the NLP, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. A = Bench & Squat and B = Press and DL. So A, B, A and then B, A, B the next week. Weight has gone up and sets are being completed. I'm at all time PRs in everything except bench. Wish I knew about SS 20-25 years ago.

For some reason I woke up on Tuesday with left shoulder pain. I benched the night before. There were no pain queues during or after the lift session. Went to bed fine and woke up to a tweak. Found it strange and of course worrisome, as to what to do about it. I press tonight and am going to see how it feels as I move up the warm-up ladder.