After being plant based for over 3 years, a lot of people wonder what foods I eat and what I do for workouts,
For my workouts, I make sure I do a minimum of 10,000 steps a day. I wear my Apple Watch to remind me to stand one minute every hour. I also hit the gym 5 days a week.
I should listen to my own advice. As someone who got my certificate in personal training, I should know better. But the other day, I had a reminder of how important proper form is... I got back pain. Thankfully, it has since healed but it served as a good learning experience, but a painful one too.
I was actually doing upward rows, not the deadlift that so many people seem to injure their backs with. I was trying to hurry and I also was going a bit too heavy. Instead of slowing down and taking some weight off, I pushed myself and because it was too heavy, threw off my form. The result? I felt my muscle in my back pull. I knew it wasn't good but I felt alright the rest of the day. It wasn't until the next day that I noticed the pain.