I hurt my back deadlifting last year. Bad. Couldn’t tie my shoes for three weeks. All because I was trying to lift more than I could handle with proper form. I thought adding weight fast meant I was getting strong fast. I was wrong. My brother-in-law Jim used to be a powerlifter. When I told him what happened, he just shook his head. Said he’d seen it a hundred times. Guys get impatient, start lifting…
When I first moved to Colorado Springs, I thought everyone was just making excuses about the altitude. “Oh, you’ll get used to it,” they said. “Just give it a few weeks.” Yeah, right. Then I tried to do my normal workout routine and nearly passed out after ten minutes on the treadmill. Turns out, they weren’t kidding. Colorado Springs sits at about 6,000 feet, which doesn’t sound like much until you’re huffing and puffing like…