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Originally Posted by ProteinKing
thanks for the kind words strive4perfection, yea it sucks ass not being able to lift. i'm not about to rush it and find myself worse than i am now, but do you reccommend not doing deadlifts/squats for a while after i start lifting again?
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Personally I would not do HEAVY workouts such as squats/deadlifts/bench and especially not any heavy back workout at all. Squats and bench use your back muscles along with the primary muscles the exercises are originally intended for. If I were you I would definately look at it like this, I know how to lift weights. I know what exercises I need to do to get back on track gain my strength back and get back to old form. I would sit down and make a work out plan if you dont already have one, make a good meal plan that would help you build muscle that you have lost since your injury, and then i would stretch my back out like crazy but not too much ya know? After I felt like my back was feelin good enough to lift, I would hit the gym...BUT I would not be over-anxious. If I were you I would not even do a pull-up. I would see how doin some lat pulldowns with VERY light-weight feels, and when i say light weight im talkin 10 lbs...people may laugh but ya know what? SCREW THEM!! Your ligaments, tendons, and muscles will thank you! Go get a barbell and do some bent over rows with the bar, see how that feels. Do some deadlifts with the bar. Do squats with just the bar and bench with just the bar. Just like everybody starts out light, you should re-start from the basics. If you feel like you are gaining your strength back quick, increase weight..just don't over-due it. I would go through this whole routine of liftin LIGHT and gradually increasing weight for about 2 months straight and then I would incorporate pull-ups into my back routine. I hope this helps ya bro and best of luck to ya on a speedy recovery!!
