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Well at first it was after I did Smith Machine calf raises with the "feet" of a mobile bench as the locations where I put my toes on. However, they were not exactly aligned with the bar so I probably had to stay a bit bent forward or something. Or I just am not concentrating on keeping my back straight when using the Smith Machine for some reason. I had this issue in the past, like 5-6 years ago.

As I got home my back started to hurt like a def pain, not too intense, but I had to walk bent forward at the waist say about 10 degrees or so. Otherwise my back would hurt. Also, maximally contracting the glutes when staying in bed or walking would take away some of the pain. There was no way I was relaxing my glutes under any circumstance - that would've resulted in great back pain.

Then the lightning bolts appeared later on... getting out of bed would take up to 5 minutes of slow movements with lightning bolts still occuring even with the greatest care of each and every move.

This kept on for 3 days and then the lightning bolts went away - until I went in the park and jumped to the rim and a huge lightning bolt stroke and my back was another 3 days of continuous lightning bolts again. Huge pain when these occured.

That was the first time I could feel, as it got "healthier", that when I bend down as in a hamstring stretch there was pain in the upper left buttock. Otherwise, the pain was in that SI joint.

So I thought it was the piriformis syndrome and played, dunked, whatever. The pain went away for good for 1 month or so until I did some high speed squats with 60 kg and when I felt my back "tweak" again. Then as I did some light snatches (empty barbell) I could feel the lightning bolt again and since then I have this pain in the upper left buttock every day when I bend down or raise my leg extended (apparently - a classic sign of a discus hernia). I also get some numbness in the toes of my feet.

I had a similar story when I was 12 years old or so, when I over-runned playing soccer and a huge lightning bolt stroke through my back. For a while I could walk and move around SLOWLY fine, no problems. But any attempt to run was immediately blowing the lightning bolt through my back.

Thanks.

I did 3 crunches and on the 3rd the lightning bolt stroke, so I guess that wasn't smart. However, I did a 135 kg (300 lbs) squat a few days ago and it didn't bother me at all. Weird stuff.

Also, ever since that lightning bolt stroke yesterday I actually feel better now.

That's still a lot of volume I guess.

But not near as much as I look forward to my next session in the gym!!!!

As long as this doesn't change ^^^ you're on the good path.

But 405 for 15 sets?

I was throwing down HUGE dunks yesterday after I had an argument with a retard while playing 3 on 3. Did standing vertical jump dunks as well which are pretty hard, even at the low rim.

So yeah, increased aggressiveness = increased neural drive = increased performance. It's like the CNS battery emits more voltage for your body. Level 7 baby!

You might move differently. Your last step might also lengthen as you will automatically (as you increase strength with that weight) search for more voluntary power and more ROM if you will.

If that's good or bad, I don't know. But as I've seen, you have a pretty short last step so it shouldn't be too bad in your particular situation.

I think in the one-leg jump it's harder to just "change" your approach speed and power since you're more likely to collapse at the knee if you do it.

Self diagnosed.

I guess I will go to a doc these days though to sort it out.