back injury

Hey guys, I had another first two weeks ago. Doing deadlifts, i was on my max at 405, on my third rep when I felt a pop in the lumbar area. I immediately dropped the weight and limped out of the gym. The next morn, I could hardly get out of bed. Went to emerg. They determined it was a muscle injury and not a spinal like I thought. Got some meds and it healed up in like 3 days. I havnt done deads or squats since. Question.. should I start doing them on a light day basis, or avoid them all together? Thanks for the input.

why are you working out with your max?

Dont go over weight that you cant do at least 8-10 reps.

Liquidz said:

Dont go over weight that you cant do at least 8-10 reps.

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Yeah I would stick to some lighter weights for now, but do the movements so you can build back up. Do you do real heavy set's often? I usually try to do a double or triple about once a month to 6 weeks to see where I'm at. Any more than that I can feel my body yelling at me. I train pretty heavy anyway, but I keep my heavy sets to a 5-6 rep range.

I have had 3 back surgery's , try them light, if it hurts at all dont do it. If any exercise hurts, i mean hurts in a way that's bad , i do not do it. Being laid up from injuries suck and I love training. Im older though 46. im into longevity now

nuk nuk.. I didnt ask for a question, I asked for an answer.

Tri- terror, No, I dont do them often, probably like you to see where Im at. Sometimes I forget that Im over 40.

I dont usually dead lift over 315. I can usually get 10 to 15 reps.

Thanks for the responses guys, will try to act my age..

daveeyx said:

nuk nuk.. I didnt ask for a question, I asked for an answer.

Tri- terror, No, I dont do them often, probably like you to see where Im at. Sometimes I forget that Im over 40.

I dont usually dead lift over 315. I can usually get 10 to 15 reps.

Thanks for the responses guys, will try to act my age..

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No... I don't think you should act your age---- I don't know about you but I am not ready to give it up because someone say to or because they are younger- that is bullshit...
I am 44- you just have to make sure you warm up and stretch. No exceptions in that rule. Deads are a cornerstone in building a thick back but you can still benefit from them at lower weights making sure that you keep form and range of motion in mind.
I know how it is--- I got my first bicep tear almost 6 months ago and I cursed myself up and down because I always thought it would never happen to me after 26 years of training. Just be proactive and you will be fine.

daveeyx said:

Hey guys, I had another first two weeks ago. Doing deadlifts, i was on my max at 405, on my third rep when I felt a pop in the lumbar area. I immediately dropped the weight and limped out of the gym. The next morn, I could hardly get out of bed. Went to emerg. They determined it was a muscle injury and not a spinal like I thought. Got some meds and it healed up in like 3 days. I havnt done deads or squats since. Question.. should I start doing them on a light day basis, or avoid them all together? Thanks for the input.

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Definatly dont avoid them bro, keep at them, starting back light and working your way back up, if it was just a muscle problem then their is absolutly nothing to worry about brutha, so start back slow with lighter weights until your back to where you left off