Q&A (MRI Results, How To Stay Motivated, etc.) 

How to stay motivated? Watch david laid before going to gym!

Motivation is temporary. Discipline is what keeps people going.

Bro you’re a beast, inspiring shit

Dang man , this shit hurts, your someone I've been looking up too for so long man. I genuinely hope you recover asap bro and get back on that grind man damn

This reminds me of the “your program is not special” video always appreciate the free advice dave and its why you’re one of the realest in the industry

Hope you recover well David💪🏽 currently going thru a shoulder injury, shit is depressing not being able to do what you love.

Keep your head up bro! You've always offered us motivation and inspiration, now you've got our support!

Dave really freezing himself outside just to get the aesthetic background 😂

Love your point on motivation. I had read online to cherish the days you feel motivated but the days where you aren't motivated but still go to the gym are when you make your gains. Hope you heal up, man, you've been super fun to follow over the years.

David i had a back injury , and i know wath to do to come back to lift heavy : For 2 to 3 months i did Spine Higiene + McGill Big 3 , and avoided sitting more than 5 minutes and avoided lifting things . After that i desensibilised my back and i got pain free .after that i start reintroducing weight ,i go from compresion to shear on the spine : Hex bar deadlift from blocs>Hex bar deadlift floor>Sumo blocks>Sumo floor>Conventional blocs>Conventional floor And for squat : Bulgarian squat>Globet squat>Front squat>back squat In conclusion every person with back injuries needs good movement patterns trough the day (hip hinge) and Core stability/Core stiffness 🏋🏻‍♂️🤙🏻🎸

Get well soon dude! You're an inspiration! ❤️❤️

Great video David, we're with you all the way.

Was at the same place you are now dealing with lower back issue , but its totally recoverable and do all the exercise with no problem

love the video man!

glad you're not giving up based on the MRI results but rather strengthening weaknesses to get better. hopefully things go well!

So true. Always be patient and understand that slow and steady is the best approach to succeed and prevent mistakes.

The good thing about NJ is how close it is to NYC!

Dude I hope your back gets good rehabilitation. I was in basic for the Marine Corps early last year, had a log smash my spine , discharged me 9 or 10 days before graduation... I was lifting heavy af before I shipped too...Had to improvise my training now. Get better my friend🙏🏻

Good luck with ur back man, I’m another lad inspired by ur work keep it up👍🏻

I hope you get better David, you're my true inspiration and motivation

It´s hard when you wan´t do something so much that all you think off, But you cant do it because you are hurt! Its getting better David trust me

Hey dude wish you a fast recovery 🙏 im 15 so looking at you deadlift I got motivated I pushed through 100 kgs the pain later was tremendous now after watching this video I will be taking care and going a little slow hope to see you soon david 🖤🖤

I love watching Dave fool around and have fun with the squad but hearing this real talk is a welcomed change of pace 💯

I stood in the mirror last night, attempting to convinve myself why I shouldn't go to the gym for almost 30minutes... zoned out from being so tired of going.... I'm 39, been at this since I was 13. Those moments ALWAYS come. Everytime I tell myself in the end "This is the point those who never make it give up" ..."Will this be the point I began to give up?" that shit motivates me back on my feet and refreshes that passion for it everytime. It's consistency and discipline. Maintaining the two takes a bit of self-actualization. Great vlog David!

Damn. Sucks to hear that about your lower back, man. I feel your pain though, going through similar stuff now with my lower back as well. I keep trying to power through it and it usually goes away but I’m just ignoring the problem. Thanks for the advice, you’re my whole inspiration as to why i started going to the gym and making the RU-vid videos i made. Hope it gets better for you and definitely can’t wait to try Euphoria this Wednesday!

I’ve been lifting since January. I’m 17 I weighed 120 I’m now 162. I’m proud of my results and most of it is muscle and not fat. I think it’s because I’m getting newbie gains. I also stay away from junk food.

In light of all you accomplished.. You are more than capable of getting through this back issue. Cant wait to watch the process :)

David u are great as a person and as an athlete ,keep growing

I just got surgery done yesterday David. They said theres a good chance I can't lift again and it really broke me. I still watch you because I have faith and I'll try to lift once again. Thankyou for the motivation!!😃

Just thinking about the deadlift 3x10 form in his garage from years ago, guess years of that caught up

Hi David, I watch the video through the Spanish translation. You are very big and one of the people I follow since you are the result of effort, passion, motivation, etc. (I have written this through a translator, hahaha)

I truly appreciate videos like this David. You've broken through so many barriers at such a young age and can't wait to see what else you do in life. You're a true professional.

Just hurt my lowerback after 4 years of lifting. I had the exactly same mindset as you did back then. I just hope that it isn't too late to fix it and lift heavy again... Good luck with your rehab Dave. It sucks. :D

Dave the type of guy to put wrist straps on to write notes down in high school for better grip

You are a beast my friend! Keep up the good work!

What a great location for a Q&A. Well done Mr. Laid

I’ve been having huge lower back pain as well. Idk if it’s the same condition as yours but I feel your pain. Can barely bend over squat/deadlift etc..

Many points here: 1. if you lack the normal curve in your lumbar spine, then your pelvis could not have been tilted forwards. So your practitioners have been working on an incorrect diagnosis..perhaps that is why their treatment regime failed. Anterior Pelvic Tilt is highly OVER-DIAGNOSED, especially in the USA. 2. The MRI results will rarely indicate why your back is painful. It will, more than likely, exclude things that are wrong. From the results listed, there are no major pathologies in your back. Based on those results alone, it would be difficult to state the exact reason you have lower back pain. How much can the lower back "heal"? Well, if there is no specific damage, what is there to "heal"? Why wouldn't you get back to a pain-free status???? 3. There are most definitely NOT 18 things wrong with your back!! Many "findings" are normal findings on scans or are not indicative of something being "wrong". Bulging discs are not unusual findings, a "swollen" disc maybe, if that is what it said. Arthrosis is any type of change, but was it in the central joints or in the facet joints? 4. A loss of lumbar curve (lordosis) would indicate a back that is STIFF and may lack the normal flexibility required for squat and deadlift. 5. Looking at your squat technique, there is a load of lumbar flexion and the bar travels FORWARDS as it descends, which would indicate a fault in your squat technique which would load your lower back. 5. Your old deadlifts showed a very rounded back, not great technique!! Possibly there was some strain/sprain during that time and your "train through pain" phase. 6. What is required now? I would suggest that it is NOT treating your for anterior pelvic tilt! And not more spinal manipulation. Flexibility to get the lumbar curve restored. Rebuild your squat technique. Check for any muscle strength/length imbalances. Remember, a "tight" muscle is often a "weak" muscle. Gradually increase your working load once technique is drilled down. But also don't wrap yourself in cotton wool!

Love that answer on how you stay motivated

Hope that shit heals soon my man!!! Nothing but love for you david!!

Dedication > Motivation. Extremely accurate

David Laid the type of dude too make skinny fat teens think they're gonna look like an upside down dorito by wearing gymshark

Advice is on-point dude. Motivation is a luxurious feeling. People who succeed and get shit done don't succeed because they are always "motivated". They succeed because they decide what they need to do and then do it.

I feel you on the dedication part. In high school, I would always have friends to come with me to the gym, and then I'll meet new people and I bring them and watch them grow. But now that I'm in college, all that drive and desire from them have turned to other things such as parties and alcohol. And it's painfully irritating to hear them reminisce about how great they were in high school when there is still so much potential.

hey man don’t get depressed about your back, i know heavy deadlifts and squats are your main thing, but remember you have an impressive physique already and you can maintain it with alternatives for those heavy lifts, as long as theres tension and you target the muscle without compensating with your back you’ll be fine man

Get well Dave! Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Actually needed this💪💪❤️

Thank you David I needed this

closing in on one million boys!!!

David laid the type of guy to come up to you in the gym and tell you about his glory days

Love you man keep up with what you do god bless you bro. Keep going okay man never give up. You can do anything

Hope For your Speedy Recovery My Brother. 💪🏼

Believe me, David, it is his injury and will disappear, everything will become fine I love you, brother and cohesion I swear that you are the strongest man and the most beautiful body I have seen cohesion, brother. Don't disappoint🏋🏻‍♂️🧡

Bro u almost at 1 milli that’s crazyy

I just recently dislocated my knee right after hitting a new deadlift and bench pr going into surgery Monday injuries suck but they motivate tf out of you

Hang in there Dave. Youll figure it all out brotha

That boy walked out the woods like Michael Myers 😭🤣

Thanks for the upload. Hearing those MRI results was quite difficult and I hope you'll recover fully.

Yes new video motivation!!!

Dude go see a pettibon/cpb chiropractor and get some traction/y axis traction adjustments. You got this !

David Look at the Stan Efferding and how he fixed his back and knees it will definetly help you !!

I’m a chiropractor and would like to disagree with the ones telling you that your hips are rolled forward is counter to what your MRI results are stating. With an anterior pelvic tilt as they were stating you had, your low back’s natural lordotic curve would be increased. However if your losing your lordosis (per the MRI) that is reason to believe that you actually have a posterior pelvic tilt. Meaning that you are losing the range of motion of lumbar extension and are favoring too much flexion. Therefor to fix that you want to focus on things that promote your natural lumbar lordosis and put you in extension in the low back. On top of checking out Allec’s recommendation of Stewart McGill, look into McKenzie extension exercises for the low back. If you do them correctly with focus you will help put the extension into each lumbar segment while pushing your discs anteriorly. Therefore helping the irritation you’re getting from the posterior disc bulges. Flexion will elaborate them... inducing extension will reduce them, give you better mobility which in turn would prevent you from recurring flexion-based posterior disc derangements. Best of luck! FYI I think that the “hips rolled forward” explanation is so commonly used among doctors and physical therapists because it is a fact that the majority of the population has an increased lordotic curve with anterior pelvic tilt with only a minority having the opposite. I’m very familiar with this because I have the same predisposition that you do mechanically. very flat spine with decreased lordosis in the lumbar spine and decreased kyphosis in the thoracic spine for that matter, with a posterior pelvic tilt. In school the far majority of techniques that were taught were based on flexion injuries that occur with the increased lordosis, and so many of my classmates preferred these treatments when getting adjusted. It took a lot of education and exploring to have me realize that I’m in the minority. You are as well. Please look into McKenzie Directional Technique!

I’ll be praying for you David... I’m 17 right now and have back and knee problems. Haven’t been able to lift in a year. But I’m slowly healing. It sucks and I can understand what you’re going through. I hope and pray you can be healed

David the type of guy to have a foldable chair, and also to be an absolute legend and inspiration for thousands of teenagers

Hope all goes well in the future✊🏽

Agreed, stay away from deads and squats. You don't need deadlifts to grow your back and you don't need squats to get massive legs. Stay healthy.

We need to get this guy to 1 Million subs.

I dealt with a herniated disc for 5 months. I was over the nerve pain and had the surgery three months ago. I can now run pain free and I wake up pain free. The only issue is when I sit for long periods of time my muscles in my lower back cramp up. I have confidence this will get better. Been a great decision so far.

I don’t know if you’ll ever get to read this but it might still be helpfull. I have one fully herniated disc and a bulging disc in my lumbar region and another thoracic bulging disc. It took me 4 years to get back into working out after my “injury”(it could have been a lot less time if I had found the right people to help me from the beginning). I still have to understand how hard I can push myself every day but at least now I can say that I found balance. I feel like this tipe of injury is very personal and requires a lot of experimentation to understand what helps you and what not. But it’s still possible to keep lifting while having this kind of problem, I would have loved to have someone telling me this when I completely stopped going to the gym because everyone was telling me so. I really hope you’ll find the way to keep your training sustainable. Good luck

I’ve had herniated discs for 4 years and no cure. I’m 18 and been trying to get back into working out the whole time but no dice. Best of luck brother

Keep the videos coming Dave

Sorry about the injury bro, hope it gets better. Had shoulder surgery a month ago due to injury in the gym and wont be able to train for a few months. Sucks like hell seeing all the progress go to waste, but yeah I just hope the muscle memory is gonna do me good when I get back.

Hey bro I really really like you, you were a great motivation for me and still are, but those early days of deadlifting 305 with complete rounded back might of played a little here. Cant wait for your rebound !

Looking forward to your next podcast! You should focus more on doing those for now

I’m going to pray for you to get better as quick as possible.

i feel ur pain brother. ive had a bulging disk for about 8 months now(still have it) gotten my mri 4 months ago to figure out wat happened . bulging disc in l4l5 area and it sucks causing sciatica for me causing pain. Get well soon brother

David the type of guy to bench press at a school talent show

A lots of vids these days feels really good

I stopped lifting a while back and lost all my gains like David said I entered the honey moon phase and when it was over I had motivation but I’ve realized 3 years later now that time goes by regardless and that’s what’s kept me motivated in the gym just the thought that whether I put in the work or not time will still pass

I had lower back pain do to lifting it was so bad at one point it hurt laying down could not do any major row movements or deadlifts and defiantly not squatting some things I did to help 1)Supplementing Glutamine and collagen Glutamine is good for helping inflammation and collagen is good for joint health 2) hyper extensions this was a big thing for me defiantly helped a lot mike ohearn has a different variation or it I tried it and it helped a lot did this almost everyday but also got a lot of rest to help recover 3) when I hit back I did a lot of machine work no free weights at all I still tried to hit back because if you don’t use the muscles it will not get any better so don’t be afraid to not train back 4) strength up the surrounding muscles this includes Glutes hamstrings and abs 5) my 5th tip is pretty similar to 2 but definitely stretch a lot more Hope this helps you don’t be afraid to workout the muscle because if you don’t work it out it will only get weaker imo

Highly recommend that you check out stewart mcgill and brian caroll about your lower back. If your discs are bulging posterior focus on maintaining a nuetral lower back and avoid flexion. Yoga might actually be detrimental if the positions require flexion or twisting which further pushes those discs outwards. Alot of world-class powerliters have suffered worse back injuries but have fully regained their strength/are symptom free.

Hope you get well soon. Also do more podcasts since ur injured.

My motivation is by looking at your videos everyday before the gym.

hope and pray for you to feel good and recover faster

Deadlifting and squatting isn’t the only way to get big boys. Remember that. Spinal discs hardly heal, if at all. Be careful.

I remember David having Advil in his preworkout pill holder so he could train through his pain

Good video Dave, with your following you set an example for a lot of teenagers (who will hopefully be more careful than you were back in the days).

Nobody on youtube that I get as excited for when they upload

Beeing aware that you have bulging disc etc... it’s better. Now all you have to do is perfect your technique and work on those muscles that stabilizes your body strengthen the core improve your mobility and you will be even stronger then before !

You're my biggest inspiration ❤

I feel like I don't need motivation anymore going to the gym and lift fuvcking heavy is part of my life

We believe in you David!! :)

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David’s the type of guy to take pre before an MRI to have a high intensity scan. We love your vids David, keep it up... we are in this journey of healing with you ❤️

David the wise god giving his young children some good fucking advice 🙏🏼🐐

I don't know if you'll see this comment but I have suffered low back pain and I understand what you're going through. I herniated 2 discs and had 1 bulging disc. Take time for recovery and I'll tell you, you can 100% make a full recovery I did it after 9 months of therapy. I am now powerlifting with absolute no bottleneck so don't lose hope. P.S. 135lbs conventional deadlifts with absolute perfect form 5x10 2x a week was probably the best form of therapy I was doing. I got best results off that I hope you make a good recovery.

"im like that old guy in the gym now," had me dying

I can see that those Instagram ads still getting to you Dave. Best of luck my dude with your come up from recovery. Much love Dave

Love you Dave

Sucks bro I broke my hand last year and it was the worst feeling not being able to train injuries are an unexpected and can be debilitating to your morale. Keep your head up and you’ll push through and be an even better athlete on the other side. Just think where you’ll be in one year from now. I’m sure you know training is long term and recovery is just a part of that process.