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Was setting up for some deadlifts at the gym and wrecked my lower back. Just bent over to set the barbell on the ground and felt a hitch.

Hoped it would go away overnight with some pain meds and a muscle relaxer but it's worse today. I can barely fucking walk. Fuck me.

Any tips on preventing lower back injuries? I have been trying to do back extensions on a machine. Probably not as often as I should I guess.

Was setting up for some deadlifts at the gym and wrecked my lower back. Just bent over to set the barbell on the ground and felt a hitch. Hoped it would go away overnight with some pain meds and a muscle relaxer but it's worse today. I can barely fucking walk. Fuck me. Any tips on preventing lower back injuries? I have been trying to do back extensions on a machine. Probably not as often as I should I guess.
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leg lifts instead of deadlifts

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True. I am not doing deadlifts because fear of destroying my back. Ive heard too many stories. Risk/reward ratio didn't seem good enough. My back is still intact so I guess skipping deadlifts works.