help with starting to lift please!!!

ALittleBitLess1

Anyone any tips for starting to lift heavy with a dodgy back?
have had sciatica/recurring bulging disc for 10ish years, have worked on my core quite a bit and lower back and abs much more stable these days, also have quite good arms for a girl. Really wanting to step it up, but do it safely.
Not afraid of a bit of pain, just no damage.

At the moment am doing some of gillians dvds and have got just over half way through 100pushups a few months ago before my back had enough.

any advice welcome

ALittleBitLess1

bump

anyone?

GetSoda

As someone wiht a bad back, let me recommend the suspension trainer.

ALittleBitLess1

thanks!
have got a chin up bar now securely fixed in my doorway, but confidence was knocked when it fell down a few weeks ago

they had a TRX at my old (very expensive) gym, will check out what they have in the local council gym