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On a day that I feel real good,
Squats, nothing but, for atleast an hour.
That sounds brutal. you do iso shit as well?
Nowadays, I can only do 4-5 then im done. Not sure if its because my gear dosages are just a fraction of what they use to be, or im just aging.
5 bulging disks with the usual neural/ spinal stenosis (diagnosed 8 months ago) so im currently only doing split squats. Just started rack pulls 2 months ago working my way back to the deadlift and eventually regular squats.
I blew two lower discs completely, and had to have them repaired, along with considerable nerve damage that the surgeon said was likely due to years of abuse. I competed in powerlifting for over a decade, lifted heavy since High School and played football in H.S. and College. I'm sure all of the above contributed to the issues over time. I'm also 44, so that doesn't help much, either. Sorry to hear about the problems you are having, and I hope your disc problems improve, and you don't need surgery. If you do, they are doing some remarkable things these days. I had a Discectomy and a Laminectomy. The rehab took many months, but the relief has been remarkable. Never really realized how much pain I was in until I had it fixed. I'm just very grateful the nerve damage wasn't worse, and I was able to avoid fusion. Two years later and things are going very well, all things considered. I've had to cut back a lot of mass and work more for overall fitness as opposed to mass and power. I tried to come back and lift heavy after surgery, but I had a lot of pain, and the doc said I was just heading for more surgery. Best of luck to you, and I feel for your situation, believe me.
That sounds brutal. you do iso shit as well?
Nowadays, I can only do 4-5 then im done. Not sure if its because my gear dosages are just a fraction of what they use to be, or im just aging.
I blew two lower discs completely, and had to have them repaired, along with considerable nerve damage that the surgeon said was likely due to years of abuse. I competed in powerlifting for over a decade, lifted heavy since High School and played football in H.S. and College. I'm sure all of the above contributed to the issues over time. I'm also 44, so that doesn't help much, either. Sorry to hear about the problems you are having, and I hope your disc problems improve, and you don't need surgery. If you do, they are doing some remarkable things these days. I had a Discectomy and a Laminectomy. The rehab took many months, but the relief has been remarkable. Never really realized how much pain I was in until I had it fixed. I'm just very grateful the nerve damage wasn't worse, and I was able to avoid fusion. Two years later and things are going very well, all things considered. I've had to cut back a lot of mass and work more for overall fitness as opposed to mass and power. I tried to come back and lift heavy after surgery, but I had a lot of pain, and the doc said I was just heading for more surgery. Best of luck to you, and I feel for your situation, believe me.
thanks man
I most likely will not need any surgery unless I do something to mess it up more. I am getting to the point now where I actually forget sometimes i ever had a back injury, some days are better than others though.
When it first happened it was scary, I was playing basketball and was changing direction and this dude ran into me. Lost pretty much all strength in my legs for a good 15 min, they had to slide me of the court lol
will finish with 3 x 20 walking lunges (brutal)