I turned 40 two days ago. To celebrate, I ran a mile and then did my usual workout at the gym.
Everything was going great - chest press, dumbbells, pulldowns. Then I hit the abs. I use a machine where you extend your arms and grab two handles, then push the handles forward by bending at the waist. I set it to my regular resistance and did two sets with no problems. About halfway through the third set, my lower back started to tighten up. Like a damn fool, I pushed through the rest of the set. By the time I hit ten reps, I was shaking like a dog shitting a peach pit. But I made it back home all right and thought I’d be OK.
The next morning I woke up and went to work, which involves parking my rear end in a chair for extended periods of time. After an hour or so, I had to get up to fetch something from the printer. Couldn’t do it. Lower back feels like it has a hot knife in it. For the last day and a half I’ve been walking sort of bent over, like Igor from Dr. Frankenstein. I get these shooting pains up and down my legs. I am prone to sciatica and can induce it merely by sitting on my wallet. But this is ridiculous.
Is it all downhill from here?
