Sciatic Pain When DLing - This is F'ed Up!

[SaiBoT]

Today was a first.

During my first couple attempts at my warmups for deads I couldn't pull 315x2 without sciatic pain running down my right ass cheek and into my leg.

Never happened before, and it was enough for me to cancel deadlifing - another first.

Seriously, WTF IS GOING ON?

Has my age finally caught up with me? First my c6-c7 fusion this summer and now this.

I have spent my whole weight training life doing everything I can to avoid injury. I have made sure my form was as perfect as my body would allow, eaten right, not over-trained, never went too heavy. I just don't fucking get it!

This summer when I was laid up with my neck my attitude nearly (in all seriousness) cost me a second divorce.

If I can't do in the gym what I have loved my whole long life, I seriously don't know what I am going to fucking do. I swear to god I will take a bullet before I get on an elliptical. I'm not fucking joking.

If I am slowly breaking down, and I can't throw big heavy shit around anymore, I will feel like total shit. I mean I knew (I guess) this day might come, but christ on a crutch, I may be old, but I'm not that old, and god dammit a lot of my pride has come from the fact that I am stronger than 99% of the guys 25 years younger than me.

I'm seriously pissed off.

B-

Bro that kind of attitude doesn't help with your lady if that's how you are gonna act like in face of adversity you are only making things worst for you guys and remember only women have PMS not us...

If makes you feel better here's a 70 old pulling 420lbs

YouTube - 70 Year old Bob Vastine dead lifts 420!!!!

 

[Tblock1]

Just take a litte time off deadlift or so some light deadlidting.

 

[artificialaspirations]

BB-

did this every go away? I am having the same on my left side and it is a PITA. I'll try foam roller tonight.

 

[bblazer]

Yea, it actually did just go away on its own. Don't ask me why or how though.

B-

 

[b fold the truth]

Got a massage today. She grabbed a point on the bottom of my left foot and I nearly came off the table. Said that I had some serious pressure on my sciatic nerve coming from somewhere...probably from my gluteus minimus. She said I needed some rest, but that REST REST was the worst thing for an injury. Stretch, walk, warm up, WEAR MY BRIEFS/BELT/SUIT, and come back and see her after I squat Thursday

She also suggested that I DO take my meds (valium, muscle ralaxer, pain injections).

 

[bblazer]

Got a massage today. She grabbed a point on the bottom of my left foot and I nearly came off the table. Said that I had some serious pressure on my sciatic nerve coming from somewhere...probably from my gluteus minimus. She said I needed some rest, but that REST REST was the worst thing for an injury. Stretch, walk, warm up, WEAR MY BRIEFS/BELT/SUIT, and come back and see her after I squat Thursday

She also suggested that I DO take my meds (valium, muscle ralaxer, pain injections).

Just do a 5 stone series starting at 325# to 60" in less than 20 seconds and you'll totally forget about your sciatic pain.

Trust me.

B-

 

[b fold the truth]

She asked how my sub scapular shoulder pain was...I said "I can't even feel it NOW".

I easily picked up the 345 stone and walked about 2 feet with it. Then it just FELL from my body like I had no control over it. Wasn't a pain thing...just didn't have any control over it.

Heavy squats with briefs and a belt should help though...right?

 

[bblazer]

She asked how my sub scapular shoulder pain was...I said "I can't even feel it NOW".

I easily picked up the 345 stone and walked about 2 feet with it. Then it just FELL from my body like I had no control over it. Wasn't a pain thing...just didn't have any control over it.

Heavy squats with briefs and a belt should help though...right?

They should. Don't stop the reps until the pain goes away!

And no briefs! What do you think this is the WPO? And I hope your belt is just a rehband! I'll have Gillingham send you one if you need it.

B-

 

[b fold the truth]

They should. Don't stop the reps until the pain goes away!

And no briefs! What do you think this is the WPO? And I hope your belt is just a rehband! I'll have Gillingham send you one if you need it.

B-

I like the briefs. I can get them on by myself and have to use the belt to hold the briefs up!

I'm pretty sure a lot of my pain is the fact that I've gone from rarely using more than 3 plates a side and a heavy band to having more than 6-700 lbs on the bar for reps every single week.

Yours "just went away"? I'd love for mine to magically disappear just as I park at my gym tomorrow.

 

[bblazer]

Yup, just gone.

Well, sort of.

I was deadlifting and went for a total "grip & rip" and when the bar started to move, I actually felt a pop in my ass cheek, had a shooting pain similar to being re-circumcised, and then all was better.

B-