sirloin
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Greetings. First time poster. Have followed Pavel's kettlebell and deadlift programs ever since coming across one of his old RKC dvds 12 years ago and have replaced all of my kettlebells with Strongfirst brand. He's basically changed my life. But purchased the audiobook and kindle versions of Simple & Sinister and have been on the program for a month now, beginning with 16kb and just experienced lower back strain on my left side performing a left one-armed swing, my third set in. This is my 2nd consecutive day after taking a one day break from 5 back-to-back days prior and I was a bit concerned about maybe starting again too soon.
I've never experienced any kettlebell related injury before, the strain was a bit painful but I just finished doing some stretches (yoga like child's pose, cat/cow stretch, supine twist, knee to stretch twist, hip bridges and pelvic tilts) and after putting an ice pack feel a lot better and almost no pain. Any advice on how long I should wait before resuming my next workout would be a blessing. After taking a long break from working out and putting on 25 pounds I am anxious to stay active and super excited about the momentum and results i've experienced in just one month and would hate to wait any longer. I'm 41 and have been doing all circuits of the warm-up and the stretches after. Should I continue once the pain and discomfort goes away completely, a few days or a week after? Resume with a lighter kettlebell? Continue using an ice pack for the next 48 hours? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
I've never experienced any kettlebell related injury before, the strain was a bit painful but I just finished doing some stretches (yoga like child's pose, cat/cow stretch, supine twist, knee to stretch twist, hip bridges and pelvic tilts) and after putting an ice pack feel a lot better and almost no pain. Any advice on how long I should wait before resuming my next workout would be a blessing. After taking a long break from working out and putting on 25 pounds I am anxious to stay active and super excited about the momentum and results i've experienced in just one month and would hate to wait any longer. I'm 41 and have been doing all circuits of the warm-up and the stretches after. Should I continue once the pain and discomfort goes away completely, a few days or a week after? Resume with a lighter kettlebell? Continue using an ice pack for the next 48 hours? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!