@jacjon: I had done some powerlifting for a while. Wound up going too low on a squat and messing up my back (still an issue three years later).
Being able to workout kinda quickly, less reps, and having higher calorie needs were all appealing. That back injury left me pretty imobile for two weeks and sidelined fitness for six months.
I’m doing SOME heavy weights, but mostly doing work with 30-50 pound dumbbells, depending on how various muscle groups are doing. More reps, left rest, with some cardio at the begining (and the end, if there’s time). Even the heavy weights that I am using, it’s less weight. I was doing 300 pound + deadlifts, squats, and benching...man...low 200s? Overhead presses were lower, for sure. It was basically as much as I could progress to before hurting myself.
I’ve grown to love working out for 60-90 minutes at a time, sometimes getting two hour sessions in.
That is terrible to hear, but I hope you are feeling better now. I would recommend checking out Jonnie Candito's recent videos--he detailed his comeback from a pretty serious back injury.
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