Hello,
About seven months ago I herniated a disk in my low back and had acute pain shooting down the right leg. Saw a doctor, they gave me a shot, I adjusted training to stay lifting while dealing with the pain. Started on hypertrophy, and on week two or three, I had another injury. I was laid out for the weekend, ran the back rehab plan the following monday, said screw the dr this time, recovered much quicker which I believe is due to less time waiting to train. However, I’ve noticed that when I start climbing back up in weight, I get a feeling, like a “twinge” in my back, like it’s about to happen again, even when using my belt. I felt that last squatting around 275 for four reps. So I’m concerned about continuing hypertrophy. I got the body building plan for more isolated work with higher volume, but all I have at home is a barbell and weights, which up till now sufficed. So my question is, can any of the other powerlifting focused plans be ran, compensating intensity with higher volume? Or should I just continue hypertrophy? I can’t risk further injury. Let me know if there is any other information I can provide.