Hello everyone. I was deadlifting last Saturday and I injured my back. As I was doing a submaximal Deadlift set (75% TM), I felt a slight pull in my lower back (more towards my left side). I’ve concluded for the most part that it was a muscle strain because I could walk completely fine afterwards, and although it was not smart, I was able to Overhead Press relatively fine afterwards. As soon as I left the gym, I iced it then had a warm shower, then I made sure to walk around as much as I could instead of sitting/lying down.
It’s been a few days now and I pretty much feel completely fine, but I’m wondering when/if I should start working out soon and if so, how long should I wait until I attempt to do any Squatting/Deadlifting (I don’t plan on maxing out on these or anything like that, just want to maintain my technical skill/movement pattern). I plan on working around Squatting using a Horizontal Leg Press, and as for Deadlifting, I might switch to light Sumo Deadlifts (or not do them at all until another week or so). Any tips/info would be appreciated. Thanks!