Mike's injury sounds very similar to the issue I was having with my glute/hip for about a year. I thought that there might have been some correlation with squat depth so I played around with squatting with chains and squatting to a high box, but I wasn't gaining any traction progressing those variations without causing flair ups. It did wind up being the "spinal sheer" scale that was the most productive tool for getting things better. Early on, I had tried out high bar squats and was still having flair ups. But eventually I got around to front squats and, whether it was from the upright posture or that enough time had passed, I was able to train that lift and make progress. Then high bar started feeling good and eventually I was able to low bar squat again. That's not to say that "spinal sheer" is inherently bad or anything, but it was a useful way of thinking about different movements and ordering them to get back to training the movement I wanted.
@o-neil2 ай бұрын
I've got a similar thing, I can currently train front squats as hard as I like, but high rpe back squats and deadlifts are still off the table. How did you get deadlifts back?
@TonyFontanesi7 ай бұрын
Great podcast - I thoroughly enjoyed this topic since I deal with various soft tissue pain almost constantly. I really wish I could find a local practitioner who is keyed into athletes and their challenges/needs.