[senri]

senri on January 24, 2005 at 2:52 am #10309

ever since late dec i had a back soreness after a track practice. Which went away quickly but i persisted with my squats and made nice gains. BUt i feel sore on my lower back and its not aggravating but it gets me noticing. I also feel like knots on the lower back. Should i go to chiropractor or physiotherapist and get it checked?

[sprinter]

sprinter on January 24, 2005 at 8:01 am #40785

Chiropractor or a Therapist would both work. You may find that you aren’t using correct movement patterns while squating. If that’s the case a therapist can work with you and get you on the right track.

[senri]

senri on February 6, 2005 at 5:03 am #40786

well i PB on the squat again, but this time my lower back was very sore for a few mins so i called it quits, not only that but my upper butt (gluteus medius i think) was sore as well, it went away but it took awhile and was uncomfortble it feels near the tailbone, maybe i’m somehow compressing it or soemthing, my form seems fine. I was a couple months back diagnosed with anterior pelvic tilt, so what could the healing solution be?

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on February 9, 2005 at 12:26 am #40787

To fix anterior pelvic tilt you’d first have to figure out what is causing it because it can be multi-factorial. In most cases, anterior pelvic tilt is due to muscle tension imbalances in either the abs:hip flexors or hamstring:lumbar muscles. It could also be the result of a net imbalance of all of those muscles. As a really general guideline, you’d want to strengthen and increase the tonus of the abs and hamstrings, and lengthen the muscles of the lumbar back and hip flexors.

ELITETRACK Founder

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on February 9, 2005 at 3:00 am #40788

I do want to add though that your back problems might be because you’re trying to set new PRs in the weight room every day. I’ve seen quite a few of your posts recently where you’ve mentioned hitting big PRs in the middle of training sessions. While this is admirable, it’s unlikely that you’re body is actually adapting and progressing at the same rate that you’re adding weight to the bar. As a result, you might be setting yourself up for injuries. In the squat in particular, people who try to progress too fast often end up injuring their back because the overly heavy loads result in less than ideal technique and as a result injury occurs. Try giving your body more time to adapt to the increased intensities before you bump it up even more. This might help with your back problems.

ELITETRACK Founder

[senri]

senri on February 9, 2005 at 8:03 am #40789

you are right mike that was what i was thinking during unloading week. I was wanting to maintain at 255 as that was a weight i could handle and build a base. Thanks for the input

[senri]

senri on February 13, 2005 at 3:37 pm #40790

well seems my back is just sore from all the lifting. The middle of the back down near the sacrum where the lower back muscles seem to originate or overlap in some way is overworking from my wide stance that i might’ve gradually gotten into. I just find it annoying to have these small pains im not used to, i feel paranoid at times and just have to get used to it i guess. It’s just strange i feel great and seemed to adapt very quick only to get ridiculously drained the next. Fortunately my power levels increase alot as if i only gotten into weights yesterday, i feel like beginner weighttrainer who is rapidly progressing the true recruitment of my muscles. I think i’m getting to much over myself somehow.