Squats: Lower back hurts

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JEDI

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I was squatting my body weight (140lbs including the bar) w/o any problems.

then i realized i wasnt doing it right. i was doing only a 3/4 squat:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2294101

After I recovered from the muscle pull/strain/soreness from doing a squat w/legs level, i only squatted the bar.

yesterday, i added two 25lb weights (90lbs total including the bar).

Today my lower back hurts. :(
WTF?!
 

Zivic

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I was squatting my body weight (140lbs including the bar) w/o any problems.

then i realized i wasnt doing it right. i was doing only a 3/4 squat:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2294101

After I recovered from the muscle pull/strain/soreness from doing a squat w/legs level, i only squatted the bar.

yesterday, i added two 25lb weights (90lbs total including the bar).

Today my lower back hurts. :(
WTF?!

This is tough to diagnose over the net. You have a lot of soft/connective tissue in your lower back. Is the pain between your hips on the lower part of the small of your back? if it is a dull pain it could be just the connective tissue. I have had issues with that myself. got fatigued and broke form on a set of squats. It would really bother me in certain positions. Mainly as I leaned forward to tie my shoes or get out of a chair.

I regularly go to a chiro, but it didn't help, so ended up going in for massage. This was the ticket. I can tell when i have back pain, I get two very noticeable knots right inside my hips. Just need to keep moderately active - straight rest made things worse for me and get a massage when the pain got over a 5.

with your previous post, you are coming back to early. it might take a few weeks to get back into things. it isn't so much the weight as the movement
 

blackdogdeek

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Can you take a vid of your form from the side?

I'm wondering if when you get near the bottom of your squat you start to lean forward more.
 

Sid59

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even if you can't do a video of you under a barbell, what about a video of you doing air squats. At least that gives us a look at your basics. Feet, knees, chest, head position.
 
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Likely experiencing lumbar flexion. You need to take a form video to get any good, specific feedback. One from the side and one from the back.
 
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