Hi Rip, I have a question about the speed of recovery and returning to full training. You mentioned in the podcast that if a back is just tweaked it responds well to training through the pain, after maybe a couple of days rest. How quickly would you suggest ramping up to full intensity?
As an example, take a trainee who was squatting 300 at the time of injury, and the tweak was minor enough that he was walking around the next day mostly free from pain but with a bit of muscle tightness. Would you start at 50% intensity the next workout and jump 50lb each workout until they were back at 300, or would you advocate ramping up quicker than that?
Would there be a benefit to training more frequently (daily) at lighter weights to keep the muscles active?
Thanks for your time