micklepickle

There are bunch of 1 rep max calculators online. When you think your form is ready for it, check those out to get an idea where to start.

"Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" by Strfkr is my go to for deadlifts. I feel like monster after.

I work 7p-7a and almost always work-out after my shift. I usually can't make to the gym until about 9. 2 cups of coffee is my best friend about 2hrs before and once I start under the bar, I find the energy to go for it.

Thanks EE, I'll definitely give this a try. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

Thanks. I knew in my gut deloading is the right thing to do. Wolfie, how much did you deload to? Any certain percentage of the weight you were working at? I was thinking about a 50% reduction in weight.

Hello, So, 1 week ago during squats at 170lbs, poor form got the best of me and I tweaked my lower back. I try to low bar squat, caught myself leaning too far forward and overcompensated. I've tweaked my back about 9mo ago when putting one of my kids to bed and had to do some PT. It still feels a little tight at times but I'm itching to get back in the gym. I've rested and had to use lots of ibuprofen and even some muscle relaxers right after I injured it. I've been doing SL for almost 4mo and have just started to see my progressions in squat and OHP level off a bit. I'm curious if I should I go back to the weight I was working at before I took the week off or if should I deload and work my way back up again. Thanks for any input, Micklepickle