So I found an awesome doctor who was knowledgable enough to recognize my symptoms and notice my pelvic tilt and rotation.
The muscles in my hips (psoas, piriformis, iliopsoas) all have become extremely tight over the years and developed large amounts of scar tissue and caused my pelvis to rotate to the left as well as anterior pelvic tilt. There is a large degree of nerve entrapment and overall blood flow to the region has been diminished for some time. He is confident he can remove the scar tissue with active release therapy and was able to level my hips almost completely in one treatment (noting that it will take several visits for the effects to stay "permanent" with lifelong maintenance and care)
-My post is regarding deadlifting-
Years of young invincibility and football ego in the weight room led to this injury... It's been 4 years since the first symptoms popped up (2010 was last year i played in college)
I have bruises all up and down my hips from the release therapy yesterday lol. Anyway..
Unfortunately it looks like I won't be breaking my 300 x 2 dead lift any time soon or at all. I cut down to 165lbs for summer (from 175) and this dr told me he wouldn't suggest going much over 225lbs for a dead lift at my body weight. He said if I wanna pull more i should be 185+. Any truth?
Deads are the only lift I really like to program and challenge myself at so I am sad for sure. I keep my squats and bench at a light average weight for maintenance.
Is there any reason to believe I can't continue (once I take care of this issue) to increase my weight with the deadlift? Is there any point? I don't compete... It's really just a competition with myself- and at what point does the risk out weight the benefit?
I actually found the video I had my gf take to check my form of my 300 x 2 pull. There are some noticeably flawed movements that are not in all of my other videos. I would love to send to anyone interested in watching. Only a day or two following this session I started to develop bad bladder and testicle pain as well as frequent and urgent urination symptoms along with some residual incontience after urinating. That is what prompted me to begin seeking treatment
The muscles in my hips (psoas, piriformis, iliopsoas) all have become extremely tight over the years and developed large amounts of scar tissue and caused my pelvis to rotate to the left as well as anterior pelvic tilt. There is a large degree of nerve entrapment and overall blood flow to the region has been diminished for some time. He is confident he can remove the scar tissue with active release therapy and was able to level my hips almost completely in one treatment (noting that it will take several visits for the effects to stay "permanent" with lifelong maintenance and care)
-My post is regarding deadlifting-
Years of young invincibility and football ego in the weight room led to this injury... It's been 4 years since the first symptoms popped up (2010 was last year i played in college)
I have bruises all up and down my hips from the release therapy yesterday lol. Anyway..
Unfortunately it looks like I won't be breaking my 300 x 2 dead lift any time soon or at all. I cut down to 165lbs for summer (from 175) and this dr told me he wouldn't suggest going much over 225lbs for a dead lift at my body weight. He said if I wanna pull more i should be 185+. Any truth?
Deads are the only lift I really like to program and challenge myself at so I am sad for sure. I keep my squats and bench at a light average weight for maintenance.
Is there any reason to believe I can't continue (once I take care of this issue) to increase my weight with the deadlift? Is there any point? I don't compete... It's really just a competition with myself- and at what point does the risk out weight the benefit?
I actually found the video I had my gf take to check my form of my 300 x 2 pull. There are some noticeably flawed movements that are not in all of my other videos. I would love to send to anyone interested in watching. Only a day or two following this session I started to develop bad bladder and testicle pain as well as frequent and urgent urination symptoms along with some residual incontience after urinating. That is what prompted me to begin seeking treatment