Today's workout
5 min cardio warmp up
Leg Ext. Warm up
Leg Press
200x10 warm up
490x5
600x5
690x5
Squats
135x20
Calves
2 sets of 135 to failure
Incline Bench
185x5
185x4
185x2
135x5
Deadlifts
135x5
185x5
225x5
I think my lower back is hurt because I'm having a hard time bending down and my DL/Good Morning is really weak right now. Any suggestions? Should I just lay off lower back work for a while?
I'm 25, 205, 10-12%bf, training for a solid and educated 3 years (training a little long but without sufficient knowledge of what i was doing). I've completed a Starr's 5x5 with great results. I doing a 3x5 right now because I've found that when I'm trying to lose BF, the 3x5 set up still allows me to make strength gains. I'm not squating because my gym sucks and doesn't own a power rack and I hurt my back once before squating on the smith machine. I do not think this is a form issue because I make sure the gym's trainers who do know what they are doing watch me. One of our trainers works and trains our local semi-pro football team. Diets good, high clean calories (Turkey Breast, Brown Rice, Bananas etc.)