Re: The 104 week experiment
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:16 am
Some notes which are not clear from the log:
1. Excruciating pain was felt the day after a set of squats. Retrospectively, I probably took the squat too deep and hurt the lower back.
2. Stretching did not alleviate the pain. It was a short term relieve, but the pain came back after ~5 minutes.
3. I realize only now that there is no problem not squatting to full depth. I will never compete, so full depth is not necessary. Similar with dead lifts
Way forward:
1. Daily early morning walks.
2. Afternoon strength training (Mo, We, Fr). McGill 'big three' as part of warm-up. Slowly mobilizing the hips and relearning squats and dead lifts. Slowly building up with the aim of remaining pain free.
3. Three slow jogs (Tue, Thu, Sat) of 5 km to build up endurance.
1. Excruciating pain was felt the day after a set of squats. Retrospectively, I probably took the squat too deep and hurt the lower back.
2. Stretching did not alleviate the pain. It was a short term relieve, but the pain came back after ~5 minutes.
3. I realize only now that there is no problem not squatting to full depth. I will never compete, so full depth is not necessary. Similar with dead lifts
Way forward:
1. Daily early morning walks.
2. Afternoon strength training (Mo, We, Fr). McGill 'big three' as part of warm-up. Slowly mobilizing the hips and relearning squats and dead lifts. Slowly building up with the aim of remaining pain free.
3. Three slow jogs (Tue, Thu, Sat) of 5 km to build up endurance.