Prain/2504

8 months from can’t-walk-50-feet to a sub-30 5K

Anonymous from Reddit, 25, very fit, job requires deadlifts source

THENCouldn’t walk 50 feet or hold my head up. PT gave up on me and told me to get surgery.
NOWSub-30 5K and a 290 lb hex-bar deadlift at month 8. Still flares past 10k steps, honest, hopeful, not done.
Confidence 1 → 7Pain 9 → 3
RECOVERY TIMELINE, 8 MONTHS
M0: CRISIS, COULDN’T STAND STRAIGHT
M2: MRI: TWO LARGE PROTRUSIONS
M3: 100 SIT-UPS, FULL RELAPSE
M4: OFF WORK; PT GIVES UP
M8: SUB-30 5K + 290 LB PULL
Everything at once
Side glides
McGill Big 3
Graded walking
PT round 2, real exercises
Return to lifting
M1M3M5M7
MO 1
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