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Deadlifts cured my lower back pain. I did take a class on form though.

by th5 6y ago

princeb 6y ago
i have an l5-l6 l6-s1 hernation from deadlifting. it's a somewhat similar story across some of my friends who i deadlift with. a number of of powerlifters we follow on instagram are on regular cbd oil therapy. i'm on lyrica and a truckload of painkillers every day. we still go out and do it. grit your teeth and grind through the pain. i don't do it as much anymore after i realized that i'm killing my future quality of life for absolutely no financial gain - i'm not selling instagram views, not selling training or equipment and things. but for a long time it was all vanity. none of it is necessary for sitting properly at a desk.
- 01100011 6y ago
  What sort of weight are we talking? I'm wondering if the stories we hear from more experienced weightlifters like you are because you were pulling, say, 400+ lbs. I don't know, but I think the danger probably goes up exponentially as you cross a threshold of average physical tissue capacity. My all time DL max was 405, and I generally pulled around 365. DLs only made my crappy back feel better.
  - ubercow13 6y ago
    Yes I suspect the same. I personally find deadlifts by far the most effective and easy exercise for preventing back pain and generally feeling healthier and more comfortable with a sitting desk job that I have found. However I have experimented a lot and I can get that benefit from lifting just 1x body weight, which is trivially easy for me and doesn't seem to pose any real risk of injury.
  - flictonic 6y ago
    Not the above comment but I find the story a bit suspect. I have many friends in the competitive powerlifting world and while many have nagging injuries, almost none of them came directly from deadlifting. That's my experience as well, I have pulled over 600 at 181 and never came close to an injury from the lift but I can't say the same for squat (knee, hip, and shoulder pain) and bench (wrist and lower back pain).
    - princeb 6y ago
      unlucky me i guess. my physio basically said some people are born with better biomechanics and better structural strength for competitive lifting than others and i'm just not one of them. if i can get back to at least a 400 lb DL i'd be pretty happy.

Deadlifts cured my lower back pain. I did take a class on form though.

by th5 6y ago

Deadlifts cured my lower back pain. I did take a class on form though.

i have an l5-l6 l6-s1 hernation from deadlifting. it's a somewhat similar story across some of my friends who i deadlift with. a number of of powerlifters we follow on instagram are on regular cbd oil therapy. i'm on lyrica and a truckload of painkillers every day. we still go out and do it. grit your teeth and grind through the pain. i don't do it as much anymore after i realized that i'm killing my future quality of life for absolutely no financial gain - i'm not selling instagram views, not selling training or equipment and things. but for a long time it was all vanity. none of it is necessary for sitting properly at a desk.

01100011 6y ago
What sort of weight are we talking? I'm wondering if the stories we hear from more experienced weightlifters like you are because you were pulling, say, 400+ lbs. I don't know, but I think the danger probably goes up exponentially as you cross a threshold of average physical tissue capacity. My all time DL max was 405, and I generally pulled around 365. DLs only made my crappy back feel better.
- ubercow13 6y ago
  Yes I suspect the same. I personally find deadlifts by far the most effective and easy exercise for preventing back pain and generally feeling healthier and more comfortable with a sitting desk job that I have found. However I have experimented a lot and I can get that benefit from lifting just 1x body weight, which is trivially easy for me and doesn't seem to pose any real risk of injury.
- flictonic 6y ago
  Not the above comment but I find the story a bit suspect. I have many friends in the competitive powerlifting world and while many have nagging injuries, almost none of them came directly from deadlifting. That's my experience as well, I have pulled over 600 at 181 and never came close to an injury from the lift but I can't say the same for squat (knee, hip, and shoulder pain) and bench (wrist and lower back pain).
  - princeb 6y ago
    unlucky me i guess. my physio basically said some people are born with better biomechanics and better structural strength for competitive lifting than others and i'm just not one of them. if i can get back to at least a 400 lb DL i'd be pretty happy.