Cathe,
First of all, I'd like to say thanks. I found your workouts about 6 months ago and they have really made a difference in my body and my life!!!! I can now say that I am the proud owner of every one of your DVD's.
In the last 2 weeks, I've begun to have trouble with dead lifts. I find that my lower back is just caving in. For instance, last week after I completed ME for the 1st time, I was incapacitated for the entire day -- had to leave work early, took several Advils and collapsed on the couch. When I tried PLB, I lowered the weight to 2 - 8#'s, completed the section, but still felt a little pain in my back. This morning, I did ME again and stopped doing the deadlifts after about 8 (using those 2 8#'s again instead of the barbell) because I began to feel that lower back pain creeping up on me again. I even paid very close attention to keeping my back flat, holding in my stomach and retracting my shoulders. I even took your advice and tried to bend my knees a little more. I also have tried some extra stretching, including some yoga, such as "downward facing dog."
I've been doing your strength/endurance workouts religiously for several months (3x a week) and have not had this problem before. I've always done the deadlifts with 30 lbs.
Could it be form? Too much weight? Are there more repetitions on ME? Any suggestions?
Caryn
First of all, I'd like to say thanks. I found your workouts about 6 months ago and they have really made a difference in my body and my life!!!! I can now say that I am the proud owner of every one of your DVD's.
In the last 2 weeks, I've begun to have trouble with dead lifts. I find that my lower back is just caving in. For instance, last week after I completed ME for the 1st time, I was incapacitated for the entire day -- had to leave work early, took several Advils and collapsed on the couch. When I tried PLB, I lowered the weight to 2 - 8#'s, completed the section, but still felt a little pain in my back. This morning, I did ME again and stopped doing the deadlifts after about 8 (using those 2 8#'s again instead of the barbell) because I began to feel that lower back pain creeping up on me again. I even paid very close attention to keeping my back flat, holding in my stomach and retracting my shoulders. I even took your advice and tried to bend my knees a little more. I also have tried some extra stretching, including some yoga, such as "downward facing dog."
I've been doing your strength/endurance workouts religiously for several months (3x a week) and have not had this problem before. I've always done the deadlifts with 30 lbs.
Could it be form? Too much weight? Are there more repetitions on ME? Any suggestions?
Caryn