132, 220, 308, 385

[Ken_L]

This morning I tweaked my low back at home bending over to towel one foot, of all things.

You know, I have found that it the light stuff like this that gets you. If you were squatting with a good amount of weight on the bar you would be braced properly. But with light stuff it is all to easy to be careless and an injury is the result.

[Charlocity2]

You know, I have found that it the light stuff like this that gets you. If you were squatting with a good amount of weight on the bar you would be braced properly. But with light stuff it is all to easy to be careless and an injury is the result.

True. There's been many squat warmup sets where I've felt minor tweaks, that didn't stop me from doing my worksets.

But to your point, after it happened, I wondered to myself: do I have to do a Valsava before I bend over to towel off my foot, from now on?

[Ken_L]

No you don't have to do a valsalva just make sure your back isn't in an awkward position.

[Browndog]

Do you also sip sports drinks when training? I eat 60-90 minutes before. Sometimes I wonder if I spike my blood sugar, then it crashes.

I can't shed any light on the "blood sugar" issue...you might throw that question to Jordan over at Barbell Medicine.

I have an energy drink with me at the gym, and I make sure to have a big bowl of cereal prior to training. If I know That it's gonna be a long session, I'll bring a banana or some Tim Bits to the gym to knosh on.

[Browndog]

Sorry to read about the back tweak. Here's hoping it resolves itself quickly.

[Charlocity2]

No you don't have to do a valsalva just make sure your back isn't in an awkward position.

I was just exaggerating, for effect. Thanks.

[Charlocity2]

Sorry to read about the back tweak. Here's hoping it resolves itself quickly.

Thanks. It was hard to comfortably sleep last night, but I did get a Press workout in this afternoon.

[Charlocity2]

8/21/18
Gym 1545

P 1.0: 90x5x5 (belt less). No back spasms, which is good.

BP: 182x5. Even though the Press poundage was light, the higher than usual volume didn't make BP easy.

[Charlocity2]

Because of the low back strain, I decided to reset and LP my squat. I'll hold off on my belt until the squat gets to about body weight.

8/22/18
Gym 1700

SQ: 45x5x2, 95x5, 135x5, 165x5, 170x5x3

Pull-ups: BWx6

Chins: BWx6, 6

[Charlocity2]

8/25/18
Gym 1315

P 1.0: 114x1x9. About 2 minutes rest between singles. Tried to keep my wrist wraps on, to save time, but my hands swelled up so I took them off between sets.

BP: 183x5. Had programmed a backoff set, too, but the gym was fixin' to close.