Deadlift Medicine

My lower back has been a bit sore from carrying stuff around due to my recent move.  Yesterday at the gym, I decided to do a lighter set of deadlifts to see what would happen.  Almost instantly, my back felt better.  And it feels even better than normal today.

You would think that resting a sore muscle would be the best medicine, but that's often not the case.  My back muscles were overworked from all the moving, but they were never really given a proper workout in terms of load and repetitions.  When I gave my back muscles the right stimulus, the muscles responded by becoming stronger and more functional.

Imagine a doctor prescribing deadlifts for lower back pain.  He might get laughed out of the building in some circles but that doesn't mean the advice is wrong.  Exercise can sometimes be the best medicine.

Comments

[Bob]

Resting a muscle is almost never the best medicine. Rest means atrophy. You did the right thing by correctly exercising your back muscles.