Deadlifts...feel it in the lower back?

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  • WhoHa42
    WhoHa42 Posts: 1,270 Member
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    My wife's 21 year old trainer had her doing deadlifts--and injured her lower back. It is a stupid/ridiculous exercise. Youre literally lifting EXACTLY how youre not supposed to per every safety course at any workplace. STOP immediately. *in theory* there is a way to do it that will cause minimal damage but in practice its downright stupid.

    uuuummmmmmm DYEL? you definitely don't just bend over and grab the weight...
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
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    Check this out. It links to an article that goes into more detail how you can strengthen areas that might be causing issues with your form.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1018359-do-you-cave-in-when-you-squat

    This is in the ETP group. If you can video your squats, there is a place there that you can post for a critique.

    thank you.
  • WhoHa42
    WhoHa42 Posts: 1,270 Member
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    OP watch this series, it explains a ton about deadlifting

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdjuX-GRby8
  • CubanSammich
    CubanSammich Posts: 236
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    My wife's 21 year old trainer had her doing deadlifts--and injured her lower back. It is a stupid/ridiculous exercise. Youre literally lifting EXACTLY how youre not supposed to per every safety course at any workplace. STOP immediately. *in theory* there is a way to do it that will cause minimal damage but in practice its downright stupid.

    Kill yourself, and fast. I swear, the lack of research into primal movement, and knowledge in general, floors me.
  • CubanSammich
    CubanSammich Posts: 236
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    I haven't tried deloading, just continue to push through my heels to get the bar back up, and yes I am doing the back squats with the bar on my shoulders/upper back area. But I do believe it may be because I am not engaging my core, ie tightening my stomach so I feel at times, I'm leaning too far forward, but on the way manage to push through and get back into a somewhat correct angle.

    I will video myself later this week to make sure it's correct and compare.

    thanks for your input everyone :)
    3 words. Elliot Hulse Youtube. The guy is like yoda , knows everything from neuroscience, niche,plato,and packing plates on the bar..,.He helped me get my deadlift up to 405 for reps.
  • WhoHa42
    WhoHa42 Posts: 1,270 Member
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    I haven't tried deloading, just continue to push through my heels to get the bar back up, and yes I am doing the back squats with the bar on my shoulders/upper back area. But I do believe it may be because I am not engaging my core, ie tightening my stomach so I feel at times, I'm leaning too far forward, but on the way manage to push through and get back into a somewhat correct angle.

    I will video myself later this week to make sure it's correct and compare.

    thanks for your input everyone :)
    3 words. Elliot Hulse Youtube. The guy is like yoda , knows everything from neuroscience, niche,plato,and packing plates on the bar..,.He helped me get my deadlift up to 405 for reps.

    Bro I am wizard, just posted "science of deadlifting" video above you lol
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
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    My wife's 21 year old trainer had her doing deadlifts--and injured her lower back. It is a stupid/ridiculous exercise. Youre literally lifting EXACTLY how youre not supposed to per every safety course at any workplace. STOP immediately. *in theory* there is a way to do it that will cause minimal damage but in practice its downright stupid.


    Breaking news! Most trainers have no freaking clue! And most clients don't listen anyway! Also, cats on the Internet!


    I never hurt myself on deadlifts. The leg press sled though? Different story. Hmmmmm
  • CubanSammich
    CubanSammich Posts: 236
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    3 minute video, Deadlift will not snap our **** up by professor Hulse himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPS2_FMaG_g
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
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    3 minute video, Deadlift will not snap our **** up by professor Hulse himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPS2_FMaG_g

    thanks everyone for the input and video links. Cuban, I actually watched a few of his videos, I learned some insightful stuff specifically for front squats, which I can do with no problem, but back squats hurt my lower back.
  • letmebangbro
    letmebangbro Posts: 213 Member
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    Guise, don't do deadlifts.
    One way ticket to snap city.
    Srs.

    After i ran around the gym for a few laps, i proceeded to do dead lifts. It's then my trainer, say no deadlift, you hurt back.
    So I stop. And run some more circle in gym.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    'form check video' , LMAO

    Do you even.... get up off the couch, bro?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    My wife's 21 year old trainer had her doing deadlifts--and injured her lower back. It is a stupid/ridiculous exercise. Youre literally lifting EXACTLY how youre not supposed to per every safety course at any workplace. STOP immediately. *in theory* there is a way to do it that will cause minimal damage but in practice its downright stupid.

    :laugh:
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
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    3 minute video, Deadlift will not snap our **** up by professor Hulse himself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPS2_FMaG_g

    thanks everyone for the input and video links. Cuban, I actually watched a few of his videos, I learned some insightful stuff specifically for front squats, which I can do with no problem, but back squats hurt my lower back.

    I don't think you know the answer to this Q but are you high or low bar squatting? (need to google it) Low bar squatting will place more shearing forces on lower back because of torso angle.

    and :laugh: at old mate, DL's are the devil :devil:
  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
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    Bump, need to check out some of these links.
  • crandos
    crandos Posts: 377 Member
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    Could probably be due to weaker lower back
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
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    'form check video' , LMAO

    It's a great way to improve technique.
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
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    I don't think you know the answer to this Q but are you high or low bar squatting? (need to google it) Low bar squatting will place more shearing forces on lower back because of torso angle.

    and :laugh: at old mate, DL's are the devil :devil:

    Looks like I low bar squat, the bar is placed on the lower end of my traps, and rests on the shoulders.
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
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    'form check video' , LMAO

    It's a great way to improve technique.

    Yeah, I don't know why he "LMAO'ed" ..so I just by-passed it. lol
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
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    Bump for the links
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
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    in fo info

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