weight lifting, attn: jafa and christie

November 2, 2003

i just wanted to caution you guys to not only pay attention to the muslces

you're working out when you increase your weights, but also to ALL the

muscles in your body. my back is REALLY aching today, because i took on

weights that were too heavy for it yesterday when doing the stiff legged

dead lift. i do tend to get an achy lower back when i take on weights beyond

a certain point, but usually the achiness doesn't last long. i lifted 70

lbs., did 8-10 reps and about 3 sets, IIRC (preceded by a warmup set). my

*hamstrings* could've handled more weight for 4 reps as DMM suggested, but

my *back* couldn't. i think i only felt it a little during or after the

excercise, which is why i didn't stop, but today it really hurts. so i now

need to cut back to a weight that my back can handle (after it recoups!),

which will be something i can do quite a few reps with - probably 60 lbs. so

my back is essentially forcing me to do lower weights/higher reps than i'd

like to.

so i just wanted to throw that out there for you guys so that you can avoid

pain or injury. i don't know if women tend to have more back issues with

weight lifting, but for me it's a weak point. i'm sure it seems self

evident, but really do pay attention to all parts of your body when you're

lifting and if any gets a little achy it might be a signal that you're

lifting too much, even though it's not the body part the exercise focuses

on, and the ache may seem slight.

Suze Fisher

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