I have posted about my lower back past many times so it's just really annoying. I would reinjure it all the time. I remember one time I would do 1 plate on t bar row and gradually move up through the weeks. Then after about 2 months injured it and that one was annoying just because of how careful I had been. One time it felt the best it has for years and I remember pushing the weight more. I think I had 3 or 4 plates a side on Smith barbell row and for my lower back that was unheard of since I first injured it. It almost felt like it was getting better and then I injured it doing those barbell rows and that was another annoying time. Lot's of injuries in between but they are not as annoying at certain times.
This time has been extra annoying because I went so long without squats and deadlifts and everything was feeling the best ever. I was foam Rolling my back every day I was in the gym too. Plus I didn't even injure it in the gym it was a result of what I did in the gym though. Just stood up straight cooking and bang it hit me. It wasn't even that bad in many ways just really frustrating. Now onto the extra annoying part

For the last few days when at home I have literally just sat or lied down. I have not done anything. I have slept lot's and not gone to the gym. Earlier I thought I am gonna go the gym even though I could still feel it. I was sat down for about 2 hours and I stood up and it goes again. I lay on my bed for about an hour but decided just go to the gym.
I just had an amazing workout and feel great for it. I trained chest and tri-ceps and either lay or sat down for everything. I thought at least 20 reps for everything but did start with some heavier pressing. The benches in my gym weigh a lot so I had to ask some guy to turn it round for me in the Smith machine

There was no chance my back could take lifting it as they are awkward to move. Once I was in place though I was gtg. I decided higher reps but no supersetting as I can only move very slow between sets.
Started with dead stop incline Smith presses and didn't go really heavy but still 2 1/2 plates a side and with the dead stop and slow negatives these were brutal. I dropped to 1 plate and done higher reps too. Next was light weight (1 plate a side) barbell presses. Very slow negatives. Some guys say 5 secs and it's about 2 but these were a legit 5 secs and I was doing 30 rep sets. I purpoself fail on about 25 reps but slowing it down loads then I grind out the extra 5. As I have failed I would hold the bar at the top contracting my pecs. As it's light weight I can do that and grind more reps out. With a heavy weight if you stopped like that you would just make yourself fail. After a few 30 reps sets my chest was super pumped. I finished with 1 set of 50 reps using a faster pace and 2/3 range of motion. I then done 1 set of db hammer presses pushing the db's together and for 30 reps. I finished chest with pec deck flyes squeezing on every rep. Tri-ceps was about 20 mins of various exercises and going to failure using higher reps... similar to chest.
I am hoping training actually helped me out. I am sat in this new chair though and I know it is not helping. Hopefully it heals fast and I can go for it again. If I don't do any deadlifts or squats I am fine. I want to find a gym with a good squat machine with a back support. I remember before my injury I used to leave silly weight in the hack squat machine. I remember doing 10 plates a side for decent reps but those day are long gone
Once I am better I will add in the ace-031 I have. Plus I will restart slin and dose it pre and post workout starting at 5iu each time. I am really liking these slin (gda) pills pre and post workout now though. I get an amazing pump with them and my intra shake.
My arms are looking more defined and vascular. The definition seems blurred in my progress pics but the added size is obviously there. I don't mind that happening as I know some of it is inflammation. That will disappear when I start a maintenance protocol but right now it's full steam ahead
