Paresthesia/Pins and Needles After Squatting

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Recently i’ve started squatting every single day as part of my 5x5 program. I was doing quite well until 1 week ago i had a slight numb sensation on my left palm after squatting. I ignored it and it went away after a few hours. 2 days later i went to the gym again and the same numb feeling came back again, this time it lasted for 2 days. and yesterday i went to the gym again and i had the same numb feeling but it is now extended to the whole arm till the shoulder.

the wierd part is that it only affect half of the hand which is the part near the thumb. btw i squat back squats low bar. the weight is not that heavy, only 90lbs. Is there any way i can cure this?

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Idk. Pinched nerve

You squat everyday…how do your legs recovery? Even if you are a pussy and do quarter squats or just use light weight your legs need time to recover…

If it keeps up, talk to a doc

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Stretch your hand out when its not numb; you might be just gripping the shit out of the bar and pinching a nerve.

I second the whole “squatting every day?”

5x5 is a strength protocol; doing that every day will overtrain you and burn out your CNS.

I highly suggest not doing that.

good luck with both aspects.

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oops :smiley: i meant 3 times a week. so is a wider grip better or a closer grip better?