Good luck buddy - BTW Check out the hack squats to spare your back. Go easy on it for 6 months.
good to see your getting back into it bro...you gonna train natty or get back into gear once u really get back into it?
Thanks for the encouragement. It is kinda funny cause I used to work at Golds as a trainer in a larger city compared to where I live now. I was pretty hard core back in the mid 80s and 90s (heavy into gear). Now I walk into the local club where I live now and I am lifting twice the weight these young poser kids that are half my age. This is after a freaking spinal fracture and a 5 year layoff. Kids these days... I swear they are in the gym just to get my Test levels all jacked up and to piss me off. Asking me questions, and getting in my way.
I read what I commented about the young kids, and it sounded a bit arrogant. I actually enjoy helping out people when they ask me questions. I think the smaller club I lift in just has a relaxed feel to it compared to the gyms I used to work out in. I miss having a bunch of big guys (and girls) giving you incentive to push that one last rep. I find I have to dig down deep to push myself and to have some really good tunes on my ipod to keep me going, while anorexic jounior next to me is grunting like a stuck pig trying to do 80 lb dumb bell presses.
42 years old, I took 5 years off after fracturing my spine in a motorcycle wreck. Had to have a fusion of the L1, L2 and T12. Finally squatting again! This is after about 5 months back.
Weight 265
Height 5'11
Body Fat: Off the charts!