Okay, so with my squats and deadlifts.
For squats, my back is never sore or anything, until I get to that last set with the last 3 reps, where my back bends over just a little bit to get it up, along with my legs buckling in just a little bit. I realize I’m doing too much probably and should stop it and lower the weight just a little bit, but i’m just wondering.
Along with this, once I get finished with that set and go to take the 45 lb weights off the bar, once i and holding it and lower it down to the rack, it tightens up my lower back sooo much and feels so sore. and it just gets worse with every 45 lb plate i have to take off and lower down and put back up.
Same thing happens with deadlifts after I finish, even though the majority of my deadlifts are with good form except maybe the last couple reps.
However, near the end of the workout and throughout the rest of the day, no pain or problems in my back. Maybe this is just cuz I’m not lifting a ton just yet, I don’t know, but I figured my back strength would only come with time to make up for it.
All it is is just a real tight feeling in my back right after i finish with say 5 sets of squats and deadlifts, and is sore feeling for like 15 minutes afterwards, then it goes away. Is this considered bad, or is it only bad when your back aches for a while cuz of injury?
You can ignore my answer if someone with more expertise and/or disciplined heavy lifting experience replies. But I will give you my best guess, because nobody has answered yet.
I would suggest using good form on every rep of any exercise that could destabilize the spine. Reduce the weight; cut the reps on the last set; reduce the weight on the last set; or do whatever you have to do to use good form on every rep.
Maybe using so-so form on a few reps for the last set will never catch up with you, but maybe it will.
If you are young and have never had back problems, maybe doing every last rep with good form and progressing more slowly as a result is boring. Maybe to make it interesting you could make a game out of it – every workout, tally up the total number of reps of deadlifts and squats you do with bad form, and write it down afterwards. Take the piece of paper to an old guy with a bad back, and have him slap you that many times squared, to try to put some sense into you.
Just kidding. But in the absence of expert advice that a little cheating on squats and deadlifts is safe, I would advise strict good form on every rep.
I don’t think it’s a huge issue. Your working your muscles so when you unload the bar you will feel a little sore. It will go away with time, your said your relativly new to squats and deadlifts? Keep reading different articles on proper technique and improve yourself.