[floridaorange]

I am using the term "bodybuilding" somewhat loosely here, really just to condense the title... but I recently met a new client who is getting spine surgery from the years of heavy weightlifting he has done. He is a big guy.

Got me thinking, I'm 43, should I abandon lifting heavy? I'd hate to be doing unknown damage... I'm not lifting extreme weight or anything, my goal is 400 dead/400 squat this year, not too far away from that, weigh 195 lbs now.

So, if you could do it all over, what would you do differently? I am refocusing on TUT (time under tension) and less on weight for other exercises, but DL and Squat I know it's heavy > all.