Jimmy's Down!

I've been doing this every day or two the last couple of weeks, and I have to say that my low back pain has gotten WAY better. I had a pretty good stretching routine going already, but the foam roller and lacrosse ball stuff has been awesome/painful. I highly recommend adding it into your routine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...SDLDhbacc#t=18

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Originally Posted by Tuckerman

Another green light to start lifting again deads, overhead ........ but at only 50% and no jumping and lifting in the same day in case something goes wrong they want to know what did it. Thing is I did not tell them my 1 rep max and I'm kind of nervous to go in and bang out a bunch of deadlifts at 225.

Played 6 holes of Frisbee golf last night and that kind of irritated my back a bit. Just for a few mins after tee off.

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Make sure to loosen up your hips and thoracic spine before you do anything active, it will *hopefully* prevent unessesary twisting at the lumbar.

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PT says I'm recovered. They said to go ahead and try to max out if it feels good and come back for one last visit in two weeks. Fitzgerald Physical Therapy in Woburn did/does a great job.

I'd train for 6-9 weeks before going for a max. Who cares what you max now, you are down in strength. My recommendation for DL 3 weeks of 3x8 stepping up each set unless it feels bad, 1 week each in order of 3x7,6,5 except do AMRAP on the third set, 1 week each in order of 3x6,4,3, except do AMRAP on the second set. That would give you nine weeks of DL, setting you up for a 1RM test in November. Listen to your body.