Powerlifting after back surgery?

hansisworld

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Hey guys, so I've been lurking on here a few months, love the forums. I'm trying to figure out my next play in the gym. Had a back surgery a while back, have been essentially half ass in the gym for a while. Mostly upper body stuff. I really, really want to get back in to heavy lifting. Powerlifting, maybe even do an Oly meet here or there.

A little bit about me:

- I'm weaker than ever before... Can probably 1RM 275 on bench, 255 on deadlift, 215 on squat.

- I'm not flexible at all

- My core is super weak

- I had a laminectomy on my L4-L5.

- I'm a hardass worker.

So does anybody have any experience, strength or hope for me?
 
What kind of, or did your doctor give you any feedback on lifting therapists/therapy, how to proceed post surgery?
 
Man i dont think anyone here is comfortable (nor should they be) giving you advice after you had a laminectomy. You should find a professional to help you, not a bunch of dudes on the internet.

I will give you one piece of advice from what you mentioned: strengthen your core. Planks, ab rollouts, pallof presses, shovel holds. And improve your flexibility. The "Agile 8" is a good start.

You should worry about those two things way before getting back to heavy (lower body) lifting.
 
jswain34 said:
Man i dont think anyone here is comfortable (nor should they be) giving you advice after you had a laminectomy. You should find a professional to help you, not a bunch of dudes on the internet.

I will give you one piece of advice from what you mentioned: strengthen your core. Planks, ab rollouts, pallof presses, shovel holds. And improve your flexibility. The "Agile 8" is a good start.

You should worry about those two things way before getting back to heavy (lower body) lifting.
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Sounds good man, and thanks for responding. I guess I can always just do bench only, huh?
 
hansisworld said:
Sounds good man, and thanks for responding. I guess I can always just do bench only, huh?
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Absolutely man, thats always an option. Especially for guys in your situation with serious surgeries/injuries (knees, back, hips, etc). I dont know for certain if lower body powerlifting should be out of the question, but i know I'm not going to give you advice on that one way or the other. There are a lot of bench only guys that are strong AF so dont get discouraged, go get yourself a bench record!

With that said, it looks like Swede Burns had a similar operation:

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They are the articles titled "How the Mighty Fall".
 
Get a referral to a doctor with experience in sports medicine and a good physical therapist who handles athletes who strength train. Work with them on programming that is safe. No one here is going to be qualified to give you this sort of advice without knowing your medical history and your specific issues and god forbid you injure yourself again. Screwing around with a messed up back is nothing to take lightly. Go see an experienced professional, it may take some searching.
 
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