A PSA... 
Been a serious lifter for got damn 10 years now. Have my personal training certification. Always study form and continuously strive for near perfect form. I can only assume some bodies aren't meant for the motion of it. 3 times in my life, pure misery. Be aware of the body's resiliency too. Can be deceitful.
Time 1 about 5 years ago... was probably repping in the high 300s. First set, no problem. Second set, my back felt like a balloon popped in the lower region. Keeled over. Almost crawled out of there, terrified of a hernia. Took about 2 months off lifting and healed just fine.
Time 2 about 2 years ago... heavy reps of deads... somewhere in the 400s. First set no injury, but was immediately sore. Felt OK enough to finish my back workout. Later that night, could barely move. Pain persisted for months, mostly when sitting at a desk job, but eventually felt OK to lift (no deads). Still, finally broke down and went to a chiro. Five adjustments and I was all good.
Time 3 about 1 year ago... rack pulls. Basically stopped the deadlifts and the weight was in the mid 200s. So easy for me, but midway through, snapped again. Even worse this time, had a toddler to constantly pick up.
The pain went away before. Perhaps it's being almost 30 now, but I've had bad back pain for a year now. Finally went to the chiro. First time with back X Rays.
FRACTURED SPINAL COLUMN.
Been a serious lifter for got damn 10 years now. Have my personal training certification. Always study form and continuously strive for near perfect form. I can only assume some bodies aren't meant for the motion of it. 3 times in my life, pure misery. Be aware of the body's resiliency too. Can be deceitful.
Time 1 about 5 years ago... was probably repping in the high 300s. First set, no problem. Second set, my back felt like a balloon popped in the lower region. Keeled over. Almost crawled out of there, terrified of a hernia. Took about 2 months off lifting and healed just fine.
Time 2 about 2 years ago... heavy reps of deads... somewhere in the 400s. First set no injury, but was immediately sore. Felt OK enough to finish my back workout. Later that night, could barely move. Pain persisted for months, mostly when sitting at a desk job, but eventually felt OK to lift (no deads). Still, finally broke down and went to a chiro. Five adjustments and I was all good.
Time 3 about 1 year ago... rack pulls. Basically stopped the deadlifts and the weight was in the mid 200s. So easy for me, but midway through, snapped again. Even worse this time, had a toddler to constantly pick up.
The pain went away before. Perhaps it's being almost 30 now, but I've had bad back pain for a year now. Finally went to the chiro. First time with back X Rays.
FRACTURED SPINAL COLUMN.
......Think about our ancestors: they didn’t have a weight rack to deal with, or a Smith machine to help them out – they had heavy ass FLinstone type boulders,rocks, logs, & mammoth carcasses they needed to move from one place to another. Simple enough you can either pick it up, or you’re too weak. If you’re too weak, you might not have dinner for your family (or get some cavegirl pusssy that night) that night, or you might not have a place to sleep, so you found a way to GET strong enough!!!
