haven't lifted in 3 weeks

[jeremys]

its depressing, it really is. i cant wait to squat again. i dont know if i should try speed bench this sunday or not. i tried making a reverse hyper out of a stretch cord thing, a dumbbell, a huge chest freezer, and a couch cushion. all that really happened was some pain came back from having to jump onto the freezer. the damn thing didnt even work. did i mention that this sucks?

i think i'm done whining

 

[p03t1c]

you dont HAVE to do reverse hypers. you can do sldl or romanian deadlifts. also you can do high rep partial deadlifts and back extensions.

i don't have a reverse hyper YET.

 

[Deciever1]

that realy blows man.. how exactly did you injure yourself.?

 

[jeremys]

i was doing a mass/strength program (yeah yeah, i know, mass=blasphemy). every week was 2 deadlifting sessions(work up to a max set of 20) and a squat workout inbetween each. well i probably got overtrained or something and i was using bad form, at least i think i was. i heard my back pop for 5 reps then stopped. then i took the next week off but i had to work construction, so that aggravated it pretty bad.

some days it doesnt hurt at all and some days it hurts even when i'm laying down. but it has gotten better so it's probably not a totally ruptured disc, maybe just bulging.

today i had to push on a tree while somebody cut it so it didnt fall the wrong way. the pain is always in one place, like a small circular area so, again, it seems like a bulging disc. the past week i've been doing 3-4 sets of 20-25 rep deads with like 17 pounds and i was thinking i'd move up in weight every week.

i have no idea anymore. i just wanna squat and stuff again

 

[Deciever1]

that sucks man.. that really sucks a lot

 

[jeremys]

yeah..something similar happened to cubanito but he never said in that old thread if it got 100% better or how long it took..it'd be nice to know.

oh yeah, did i mention my family doesnt have insurance so i cant see any kind of doc? yeah...this bites

i posted a thread on the training board but i think most of the people that can help me are on this board and not many have seen that thread

 

[GRIMMER]

20 rep dead sets....that just cries back injury. What would posses someone to do 20 reps on a deadlift. Thats like doing 20 rep squats or breathing squats and anybody that does those in my opinion haver got to be temporarily insane. Just out of curiosity , if you were doing a Mass/Strenght program why would you be doing 20 reps? Why not like 4 sets of 6 or 3 sets of 8 or something along those lines. Was this a program that you read about? I don't know of any PL that does 20 reps of anything unless it is prehab or rehab work.

 

[jeremys]

i wasnt training for PL at the time..

 

[jeremys]

alright..today im getting some cash. i could go see an awesome sports doc in the area but last time i had to go (w/o any insurance) it cost 100 bucks just for an appointment. i dont know how much it is for rehab..now i could spend all my money on this and hopefully get it fixed or i could use the money and buy a squat rack or a bench shirt and some bands.

BUT my back is getting the tiniest bit better so maybe i'll be fine after a couple weeks?

BUT my best bet is probably get it taken care of so it never bothers me again..

 

[Deciever1]

idunno thats a tough decision...
whered you get that much money from? i want some.

try to convince your parents to pay for it.. they should have gotten insurance for you, and then with your money go buy some bands and a squat rack and bench shirt.