Midback pain heavy squats

[kosp]

Hello, hope you're all great.

Last week I was doing a set of heavy squats and a strong midback pain came up, so I let the bar quickly on the spot and went home.

That day I had a bad night, laying down and moving in bed was very uncomfortable.

Next day I went to the chiropractor, he said to me is not something too bad, he applied some brutal pressure with some cracks and felt fine for the next few days.

1 week after I do again heavy squats. I performed good the whole workout but next day (today) my body feels broken, constant back pain in all positions. This morning it was a real effort to get out bed.

Of course I will stop heavy squat for a while. I can perform other exercises.

I would appreciate to hear some experience from you about this.

 

[Test_Subject]

Are you low bar squatting? If you are, you're probably letting the bar pitch forward and lifting the weight with your back.

If that's the case, try sitting back a bit and make a conscious effort to keep your back from rounding. Alternately, move to a higher bar position.

 

[kosp]

Are you low bar squatting? If you are, you're probably letting the bar pitch forward and lifting the weight with your back.

If that's the case, try sitting back a bit and make a conscious effort to keep your back from rounding. Alternately, move to a higher bar position.

Yes I am low squatting, pretty much indeed. And it makes sense, I think it's time to move to high bar.

 

[Mac11wildcat]

Aside from changing to high bar, what’s your back/hip position look like during the squat?

Its possible you’re inducing too much of an arch and rotating your hips backwards too far and creating higher stress across your spine and musculature than a more neutral spine and hip position would.

 

[Test_Subject]

Aside from changing to high bar, what’s your back/hip position look like during the squat?

Its possible you’re inducing too much of an arch and rotating your hips backwards too far and creating higher stress across your spine and musculature than a more neutral spine and hip position would.

Yep. Shooting your hips back will turn a low bar squat into a good morning very quickly.

Not ideal when heavy squat weights are involved.

 

[All Nats McGee]

@Test_Subject @Mac11wildcat
I bought a super soft bed. Went from a super hard mattress. Pretty much polar opposites. Been having some mid back issues lately. Could that effect it?

 

[LeoTC]

@Test_Subject @Mac11wildcat
I bought a super soft bed. Went from a super hard mattress. Pretty much polar opposites. Been having some mid back issues lately. Could that effect it?

Soft bed...gross.

That shit would kill my back and hips.

 

[kosp]

Indeed my squat was turning into a mix of good morning and heavy squat.

High bar from now on. Thanks

 

[Necessary Evil]

The only way to know for sure is to add a video with you executing a set. Only then we can deduce if there is something terrible with your form or if it's something else entirely.