Stronglifts 5x5 progress pictures3/21/2024 ![]() ![]() Whatever caused it, I had to take the last day of week 8 off and all of week 9 off. My muscles were probably not loose enough to squat the weight, pulled my hips/lower back into a bad position causing a ripple effect and then the strain happened. I thought nothing of it at the time thinking that it would loosen up after the first working set. I felt like my hips were very tight and I noticed during the warm-ups hitting depth in the squat was a bit more difficult. I was feeling a bit tight early in the warm ups, and wasn't feeling "strong" and was still "recuperating" from the 6 hour long drive to and from family. On the second day of lifting I pulled/strained a muscle in my left lower back/glute while squatting on my last set. We had lots of biking, beer and BBQ, so it was a nice break.įor week 8, StrongLifts detected my absence and recommended that I decrease my weights by 10% I accepted the recommendation. ![]() And then I headed out to visit my family in the east bay area of CA(lifornia) for the weekend. ![]() I took week 7 off because of "sickness" it may have been keto-flu or a real ailment, I'm not sure but it seems that my fatigue and headaches are gone. It seems that doing it now, on the company dime is a convenient time. Thanks for the friendly reminder, I've been meaning to post an update. ![]()
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