Busted My Back Doing Squats!
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by yuri in Client Journeys
On December 24th, I decided to go into the gym for a workout before heading out of town for Christmas.
Unfortunately, I decided to do a maximum strength squat workout. So on my 4th set and on the third 3 reps under 315 lbs, my body buckled and I fell to the floor in a freakishly awkward fashion.
It was like an out-of-body experience and I couldn’t believe that it actually happened. But it did.
I laid on the floor for about 10 minutes to make sure all my parts were in working order. Amazingly, no one really came to see if I was ok, including the 2 personal trainers who working out right beside me. Hey but that’s Goodlife Fitness!
Anyway, I slowly made my way back to my feet and left the gym. I called my buddy Dr. Henry Candelaria, an awesome chiropractor, and he advised me as to what I should do to accelerate my recovery.
Thank you Henry because as of today, just 5 days later, I feel 90% better. All I did was quickly apply ice, heat, the Dr. Ho massage pads, and kept mobile. No drugs thank you very much!
But I’m not feeling 100% and I’ll probably take another week any weights. I’ll slowly get back into it using bodyweight exercises and focusing on strengthening my core.
I’ll keep you posted.
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Aaron
14. Jan, 2010
Were you doing them in a power rack? Whenever I do heavy squats I always do them inside a power cage with the safety bars in place. That way if I fail or need to bail it’s just an inch or two below my training range of motion. Possibly the gym staff where you worked out didn’t pay any attention for fear of a lawsuit? I hope you’re back to 100% health.
yuri
19. Jan, 2010
Thanks Aaron. For some reason, I don’t like using the inside of the power rack. Maybe I feel too confined. That’s all about to change though. I’m back to 100%.