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Similar I ruptured a lumbar disk climbing when I was 25/26. I was also squatting and deadlifting heavy at the time. I went from the strongest time of my life to
by sinker 8y ago
Similar I ruptured a lumbar disk climbing when I was 25/26. I was also squatting and deadlifting heavy at the time. I went from the strongest time of my life to the weakest where I couldn't even tie my shoes without extreme pain. That lasted about three years where I gradually got better over time.
I feel healthy now and can walk, run, have excellent mobility. No more sciatic pain, some tightness in the lumbar if I'm careless.
I don't squat or deadlift at all anymore and focus more on calisthenics (pullups, pushups). I do a lot of running and it doesn't bother me.
But for those three years, things were dark. I brooded almost every day on my injury.
- matwood 8y agoI couldn’t imagine how hard 3 years must have been. I dealt with mine for about 5 weeks before I got an injection. It was slowly getting better on its own, but going for years would have been tough. I’m glad you made it through. I do a ton of calisthenics, and thought about stopping squats and dead’s completely. The reason I didn’t is that they enforce good posture and the proper way to pick things up. They also strengthen all the muscles that will help keep me from being hurt again. With that said, I worked incredibly slowly back to where I am. From no weight to now. And, if I’m not feeling it that day, I have no problem just doing calisthenics or riding the bike. Ego be damned.