Recently threw my back out in gym. Was having a really stewpid bad form while doing back related exercises. Now paying a very painful price. Thank god its just a muscle sprain and not a slipped disc.

I don't know enough about back injuries and rest periods but how long will it take before I can go back to my gym routine? Till the pain goes away? I have been resting for 3 days and my physique is getting worse by the day. The pain is getting milder and should be gone by tomorrow fingers crossed.

Also I did not know my body will deteriorate at such a quick rate! Normally how long will you skip gym before your body shows it? Just wanna get everyone's opinion and experience.
Cheers!!

Hey Des.. Guess everyone has their day 😊 Honestly no one can advise better than your body. If you go to doc, 2-6 weeks.. I, for one, having very bad chronic back issue, once in every 2 months, the pain will revisit me, normally I rest for a week.. When I feel I can hit gym at. 80%, the remaining normally cures in super fast.. That's my personal set of problem.

It's time to look into your form, start lower weight while recuperating, before hit twice harder 👍 Cobra stance helps to ease up back muscles.

How can your physique deteriorate in less than a week. Not that fast la. What exercise?

I'm not an expert for sure, but I did injured my back previously. I was doing heavy one arm row and without me realizing, I was cheating. I strained my back pretty bad. Bad enough to think that it's a slipped disk. However, I've stopped doing DL and one arm row, and I incorporate bent over row. Now, after 2-3months, the pain is no longer there. Even if I try to replicate the same movement that I did back then to inflict pain in the affected area, I no longer feel it now.

So I guess working around the injury is the best bet?

Same exercise damn it. One arm row. Will try to go today for light exercises

Ah... that's unfortunate. Do you always feel pain or only when you turn/twist your torso?