Body maintenance for people who workout regularly

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Anonymous wrote:I am the poster who complained of injury and side-tracked the thread. Sorry abiut that!

I am slowly healing, prob will not dl for a for months but i wanted to say i appreciate the perspectives offered and have 2 things to add:

1). I know what a good form dl looks like- but i still got injured bc when you are fatigued- all bets are off, you cant necessary tell with certainty that all the boxes are checked.

Perhaps i didnt even know i was getting fatigued or ignored the warnings due to some masculine defect.

Thats why its good to have a partner, trainer or if neither are avail- just a fellow gym rat who knows watch you. Dont be shy about asking for help w a high risk lift.

2). Takes total focus when lifting heavy. If you lose your focus- thats another injury waiting to happen.

Perhaps this advice is more relevant to males as i dont see a lot of women doing max effort lifts.

I don't think you derailed the thread (OP here), it relates to preventing injuries and how to get better at exercises like squats and DL. Two toughest exercises to execute in my mind, since it's a compound exercise everything has to be working properly, from form to mobility. It took me about 2 yrs to get the DL down (without working with a personal trainer) It just takes practice and time. i took my share of lumps and bruises along the way. My lower back used to always be sore the next day from DL but not anymore, unless I go for PR it's a little sore but not like before.

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And I use to think DL doesn't lend itself to high reps because form breaks down due to fatigue, and some prescribe to no more than 5 reps. I have to disagree because if you can master the form and keep the spine neutral at all times, push the hips back, you can bust out high reps galore.

I couldn't agree more. I HATED DL'ing when I first learned it. I hated it because I couldn't quite get it down and it frustrated me. I had to sumo lift for months. I incorporated hi rep (4 sets of 25) along with some low rep-high weight days. It is now, by far, my favorite exercise. I've never had a problem with hi rep as I have perfect form, but as with every exercise, form is key. Saying DL'ing, done correctly, is bad for your lower back sounds pretty ridiculous.

My birthday is this Saturday and I'm already looking forward to a dead lifting session to kick it off

Congrats on the DL! And you know what, there's really nothing in the gym that you can't go high reps with as long as form is spot-on. I do BB hip thrusts and i use to think the same with that exercise but after some adjustments and practice one can easily do high reps. Single leg RDLs too.

I'm the OP, glad DL is working for you and happy birthday!

Thank you! I wish I knew all you ladies that love to DL. I go to pretty big gym and I only know one other woman that does. Although, to be fair, I don't really see a ton of guys doing them either. Oh well! The area is always open when I want it ps - I hardly every RDL, let alone single leg. Thanks for the reminder!