Hey Fellas,
Firstly, thanks for all the content you guys have been putting out especially related to pain and pain management! I’m from the UK and have been following your guys around the time Alan started his journey with Austin.
Sorry in advance, I might ramble a bit!
I’m posting this today 3 days after my first ‘proper’ injury! I was on my last rep or a second set of paused deadlifts 150kg Friday afternoon (in my lifting shoes and no belt). I got to the pause and then went to lock out and felt something pull laterally around my right lower back followed by what I can only describe and twisting like a Chinese burn. Dropped the bar and thought ‘Yeah, last rep didn’t really set my back…what a tool!’.
Obviously it instantly tightened up and felt the siatic pain down my leg to my foot. I moved around a bit and within a couple of minutes the initial shock had worn aware and the tightness started to easy and did a few air squats which almost stopped the siatic pain dead in its tracks and I thought BOOM! you got this.
Since I’ve seen most of the podcasts and vlogs recently pain has been a frequent featured question and all the advice and recommendation you guy shave give had really sunk in. I dropped the weight of the bar and pulled some normal deads with little to no pain for a 2 sets of 6 @ 110kg, this was quite reassuring.
I went on to my bench press and did a few warmup set and started my work sets. I found that trying to set my feet and arch started to product pain in the hip and back. Did a couple of set and thought nah! this is too much at the moment.
I then started my squats, I would normally do HB as I play football (soccer to you Americainz) on a Thursday and I’ve found that HB seem to not beat me up as much, anyway I did my warm ups and a couple of sets LB paused @ 100kg without much of problem. I tried to bounce out of the bottom but this at the time cause a slight twinge.
Friday afternoon my partner and I headed up to a festival where I’ve spent the evening and past 2 days walking and standing around which I think has helped massively since I’d have normally been sat around at home over the weekend which wouldn’t have helped at all.
Now I’m back home and 3 days later things have gotten loads better, especially from my back as it its self doesn’t seem to be in pain but there seems to be pain radiating from around the right side of the S1\ iliac crest\spine to the hip bone then with a dull ache starting at the hip (flexors\adductors) to about halfway down then quad which is at about RPE 7 going to 10 when as I’m trying to get to sleep. There is also some localised pain spots when touched around L5 S1 and the iliac crest\spine?
The main problem is the aching down the quads seems to ease then worse. Flexion, exertion, adduction and abduction all help but it’s not long lasting and I’m constantanly having to move my leg around?
I’m yet to do my next training session but am eager to get back and am pretty sure that some minimal loading will help!
Anyway sorry to ramble on a bit but I thought It would be good feedback regarding what happened and what’s happened since, will post how my first post working feels once I’ve done it.
Many thanks for taking the time to read
Steve
P.S. Just to add a few points that might be of use. Jan 2017 I pulled my groin during ‘Soccer’, this didn’t affect my training and I carried on squatting and DL but still get some pain from it sometimes but it never cuasing me any issues actually training or doing sports. And I’ve had key hole on my right knee for medial meniscus tear about 4 years ago.
Male 35 5’9" approx. 204lbs