Birddog
Level 5 Valued Member
Iv spent the better part of the decade dealing with chronic back pain. Many ups and downs in my training with periods of feeling good and others halted by a back injury. I actually got into S&S due to a injury. Along the way I eventually flared my back up again and derailed. Started PT and felt a little better but not great. I was doing loads of mobility work, stretching, foam rollering, you name it. I never felt "great"
Through Strongfirst forums I discovered Original Strength. I was desperate and purchased the OS Reset book. At first I thought this is ridiculous. How would crawling like a baby help back?? I went back eventually and reread it cover to cover and something clicked. For the past 2+ month I have done Resets 2-3 times a day sometimes more. I got a little addicted tbh. It felt amazing. I was rolling, breathing, nodding, and crawling any time I could.
Today I woke up and while brushing my teeth I thought "wow.. my back doesnt feel tight or hurt at all". It dawned on me that I havent experienced that in years. A pain free back in the morning was a pipe dream but here I was and it was miraculous.
I really wrote this to say thanks to this forum and community for helping me find OS. Im so excited about training again and I even hit a back squat PR the other day. I had told myself the days of putting a heavy bar on my back were over. I am swinging KBs again, I am throwing my kids in the air, I am doing things I chalked up to gone. This book has quite literally changed my life and I couldn't be happier. Its a long road ahead but I at least now have some hope for a pain free future.
Through Strongfirst forums I discovered Original Strength. I was desperate and purchased the OS Reset book. At first I thought this is ridiculous. How would crawling like a baby help back?? I went back eventually and reread it cover to cover and something clicked. For the past 2+ month I have done Resets 2-3 times a day sometimes more. I got a little addicted tbh. It felt amazing. I was rolling, breathing, nodding, and crawling any time I could.
Today I woke up and while brushing my teeth I thought "wow.. my back doesnt feel tight or hurt at all". It dawned on me that I havent experienced that in years. A pain free back in the morning was a pipe dream but here I was and it was miraculous.
I really wrote this to say thanks to this forum and community for helping me find OS. Im so excited about training again and I even hit a back squat PR the other day. I had told myself the days of putting a heavy bar on my back were over. I am swinging KBs again, I am throwing my kids in the air, I am doing things I chalked up to gone. This book has quite literally changed my life and I couldn't be happier. Its a long road ahead but I at least now have some hope for a pain free future.