ok, i messed up

I was squatting last night, only with 55lbs and i felt a pop in my tailbone and now it is killing me today! I just have no idea what I could have done! I didnt feel like my form was that bad! eek..now I probably wont be able to squat tomorrow! ok end rant, i'm just so pissed off at myself!

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  • LadyDeadlift
    LadyDeadlift Posts: 136 Member
    Don't be pissed - this whole thing is a process!

    Did you feel a pop and then pain - or just a pop?

    I snap crackle and pop quite a bit as I'm getting warmed up but it's just me.

    Squatting 55 lbs means perhaps you're just getting started (or you were warming up)? If so, I experienced a lot of 'growing' pains in my erector muscles when I first started - I took care to watch my form, paid attention that none of the discomfort felt acute and continued on.

    I'd started skipping body weight squats as I warmed up but I've adopted them again for the dynamic stretching benefits - consider BW squats to feel things out?
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    I had something similar happen when I was doing ab rollouts. It hurt for a long time, but didn't prevent me from squatting, just couldn't sit in a chair for too long and I occasionally feel it pull. I agree with the slow body weight squats to see how things feel. It isn't an easy place to "rest" so feeling better takes time. I would say I'm 6 months out from doing it and I can still occasionally feel it. I did take a break from most lifting during that time due to traveling for work, but I did some squats when I could. Maybe take a week off the squats and see how it feels with normal activities and then come back onto it.
  • mama_bear91215
    mama_bear91215 Posts: 39 Member
    I just feel like I'm terrible at SL and still so weak! I can add weight squatting with no problem (except last night apparently lol) but i just kind of suck at lifting weights! (but hey i'm out there doing it!)
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    I just feel like I'm terrible at SL and still so weak! I can add weight squatting with no problem (except last night apparently lol) but i just kind of suck at lifting weights! (but hey i'm out there doing it!)

    Strength training takes time. Keep at it and it will start to click for you soon.
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
    ? Avulsion fracture? Get it checked out!