All those empty cardboard boxes finally did him in.
I had a bad back injury that occurred late 2017 that set me back for about half a year, due mainly to my desire to return to squatting and deadlifting too soon. Several trips to the chiropractor and a lay-off from squatting and pulling helped get me back on track, and I've set a couple PRs this year, including squatting 360 lbs for five reps and deadlifting 390 for seven. About two weeks ago, I hurt my back while squatting a paltry 260 lbs. My lower spine felt a little weird before I worked out, but I kept on lifting, since it didn't really hurt, which was a big mistake. The next two weeks, I could barely move my lower back without pain. Abstaining from lower body training once again did the trick, but I guess two weeks wasn't enough. Yesterday, I did some light squats, and after a few warm up sets I felt my lower back painfully shift. Now I'm feeling that constant pain once more.The lesson here is not to rush back from injury. It pays off to be conservative. I haven't sworn off heavy lower body training forever, but I'm moving back to split squats and leg extensions for at least the next month. Time to embrace my inner bro and get those bench weights moving.
Powerlifter/Shit-stirrer Jamie Lewis of Chaos and Pain fame has released his so-called magnum opus entitled 365 Days of Brutality. It's fifty bucks for the ebook, which is crazy, but not really: 365 Days of Brutality is not so much a book as a collection of the training routines and peculiarities of some of the most interesting and accomplished people in strength training. I've been visiting Lewis's blog for years and consider it to be the best strength training resource on the net, despite the presence of some really gross porn and gore. I'm about halfway through, and the book's a more refined version of the blog, which makes it invaluable, really, if you're interesting in getting bigger and stronger. Click here to check it out.
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