Persistent glute issue whilst squatting and deadlifting

[Pequipoise]

So 1 year ago this month I started having this problem whilst squatting and deadlifting. On the upward movement of squat and the lockout of the deadlift I get this sharp pain in my right glute, the pain increases exponentially with weight e.g 60kg squat - not bad, 100kg - slight discomfort, 160kg - very painful (glute and leg would tremble).

To this day I am still experiencing this pain, I stopped deadlifting and squatting for a few months but still no improvement. In normal day to day activity there is no pain, pain is only there when I squat or deadlift. To compensate for the deadlift I started doing rack pulls from the knee which prevents the pain some how, it's also quite strange because I can use a hack squat machine with no pain whatsoever. The 3 main exercises were I can feel discomfort are; barbell squat, deadlift, bent over barbell rows.

Does anyone have any idea what the issue is? Baring in mind this has been a full year, I don't think it's piriformis or sciatica as normally there is no pain and it does not run down the back of my leg

 

[Jak3d]

I had something similar I think but at the front below my waist line near my groin. Only kn heavy deadlifts and squats I would get a sharp pain on the upwards movement. One day I just felt a pop and then no pain again. I had a red bruise from whatever it was and no pain since. Mine lasted about a year before it fixed itself.

 

[Pequipoise]

I had something similar I think but at the front below my waist line near my groin. Only kn heavy deadlifts and squats I would get a sharp pain on the upwards movement. One day I just felt a pop and then no pain again. I had a red bruise from whatever it was and no pain since. Mine lasted about a year before it fixed itself.

Did you just feel a pop during a lift and it was better?

 

[Jak3d]

Ya it popped going up from deadlifting. Instant relief and no pain since. I'm guessing it was a knot in my muscle... I wish I knew what it was.

 

[puckhog]

@Pequipoise sorry about the pain. It is a drag when one is not %100 in the gym. These may be silly questions, but do you stretch and foam roll your lower body regularly? These 2 things have helped me tremendously, especially the stretching portion. Also, does anti-inflammatory drugs help with pain? If so I might think about taking 400-800 motrin daily for 2 weeks to reduce inflammation.
I am not sure what your anatomy knowledge is but there are several other little muscles in the glute area that could be responsible for your pain.
If it was me having the pain I would find some stretches that stretch the muscles closest to where you feel the pain. Do this twice a day for two weeks and see if that helps.

 

[theprodgicalson]

Go see a chiro and a massage therapist that specializes in athletes is my suggestion. it could be a number of things and possibly not even your glute, but your hip or low back pulling on your glute making it feel as if its your glute.

 

[Apexvallen]

Don't see a chiropractor, see a physiotherapist.

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine[1] concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of unverified mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine.[2] Proponents believe that such disorders affect general health via the nervous system.[2] The main chiropractic treatment technique involves manual therapy, especially spinal manipulation therapy (SMT), manipulations of other joints and soft tissues.[3] Its foundation is at odds with mainstream medicine, and chiropractic is sustained by pseudoscientific ideas such as subluxation and "innate intelligence".

I mean c'mon, do you really wana see someone whos form of treatment is regarded as an 'alternative medicine' and pseudoscientific.

 

[Apexvallen]

Also I guarantee you its one of those tight little muscles thats in that area that is super tight and needs to be stretched slowly.

 

[Mayne]

Nobody on the internet can "guarantee" that, especially having pointed out pseudoscientific. On the other subject I agree, you have to check with a physio or an ortho. I have had and actually have the same problem, it is in my case ischial tuberosity or what my doc explained micro tear in the middle of the gluteal region... I strained mine while deadlifting. One thing I failed at is understanding how slow it heals given the fact posterior chain is one of the biggest muscle interconnections in our body. Again, check with a professional meanwhile I can tell you everything I do in order to heal.
1st of all forget about all NSAIDs and other medications except for muscle relaxants.
2nd and most important of all is mobility and stretching and believe it or not most likely your muscle was weak and tore because of that, meaning strengthen it up carefully.
My routine is:
Resistance band around hamstring, stretch the band as far as you can, assume bottom of a lunge position, rotate your unbanded (forward) leg out and in.
Hyperextensions
1 leg leg press using my deadlift stance when I position. Really light and full rom...
Place barbell on the safety pins of a squat rack around knee level, roll on it and find a trigger point and extend your leg like in a leg extension. Repeat for as long as you can and roll on the barbell for a few minutes after. You may find it hard at 1st but it's russian weightlifters' foam rolling.
1 leg glute bridges as many as you can.
Lay on a yoga pad or whatever you have, cross your legs and pull your under leg as hard as you can to your chest while pushing the over leg in the opposite direction.
Abductor/adductor machines.
Paused squats.
Place plates behind your calves and deadlift, check Mark Bell's channel for details on that exercise.
Moderately heavy DL singles, min rest period and 10-20 sets possibly every day...
Really you have to strengthen your posterior chain muscles and correct anatomically incorrect patterns in the movement but it is a slow process. Also check I believe startingstrength or rts forum for people which reported same condition. And another option I heard but have no experience with prolotherapy which has a high success rate in this regard...