ok so im fairly new to the deadlifting game, but it seems whenever i deadlift i expeirence some harsh low back stifness fairly shortly afterwords? does this mean my form is bad? My form is good on the first set but i think i tend to pay progressivly less attention to form as the sets continue.
i wouldnt really call this lowerback pain, but it is quite stiff and very uncomfortable at the moment
anybody else experience this problem?
Similar sensation when doing hyperextensions? I think it is your lower back muscles tightening from the workout they just received.
I have this same thing…it isn’t pain it is just soreness and stiffness. Bending over and taking the weights off and taking them to the rack is a bitch after deadlifting.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
Similar sensation when doing hyperextensions? I think it is your lower back muscles tightening from the workout they just received.[/quote]
not really sure what a hyperextension is to be honest
but you are probably right about it tensing up from the workout, any tips to reduce this though? tomorrow is an off day, but saturday is squat day
oh my god, i have never heard of anyone being sore and stiff in the lower back after deadlifting. you should [seek] professional advice, we cant help you much on here.
I get it if I’ve done heavy squatting with in the 2 days before. It’s just my lower back getting the pump though, I wouldn’t say stiff.
What sort of set-rep scheme are you doing? I find that the shorter the sets the easier it is to keep good form. I’m usually fairly stiff the day after 3x10 deadlifts, much less after 5x5, even less after doing triples.
Are your glutes firing properly throughout the lift? Can you tell? Also, are your glutes and hams sore after your deadlift session? If not then inspite of what your form looks like you’re probably not doing the exercise correctly. You may need to do some glute activation drils like x-band walks and cable pull throughs to ensure your body is reacting to the lift correctly.
Cheers,
Sasha
[quote]SashaG wrote:
Are your glutes firing properly throughout the lift? Can you tell? Also, are your glutes and hams sore after your deadlift session? If not then inspite of what your form looks like you’re probably not doing the exercise correctly. You may need to do some glute activation drils like x-band walks and cable pull throughs to ensure your body is reacting to the lift correctly.
Cheers,
Sasha
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Good advice. The sarcastic comment applies as well, but I’d take this comment to heart.
[quote]SashaG wrote:
Are your glutes firing properly throughout the lift? Can you tell? Also, are your glutes and hams sore after your deadlift session? If not then inspite of what your form looks like you’re probably not doing the exercise correctly. You may need to do some glute activation drils like x-band walks and cable pull throughs to ensure your body is reacting to the lift correctly.
Cheers,
Sasha
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i beleive my glutes are firing correctly at first but my form tails off during the end of the set, next day i do deadlifts ill be sure to devote maximum concentration to my form.
Interesting. I have an opposite type of issue, though along similar lines. When I got back into my routine after a short rest period of a couple of weeks, all the muscles were sore after the first 1-2 workouts after which soreness wasn’t much of a problem. The hamstrings however, continue to become sore (DOMS style) 1, 2, 3, and even up to 4 days after training them. It was the same thing before the rest period too, and only occured when performing SLDL or RDL.
[quote]GrindOverMatter wrote:
SashaG wrote:
Are your glutes firing properly throughout the lift? Can you tell? Also, are your glutes and hams sore after your deadlift session? If not then inspite of what your form looks like you’re probably not doing the exercise correctly. You may need to do some glute activation drils like x-band walks and cable pull throughs to ensure your body is reacting to the lift correctly.
Cheers,
Sasha
i beleive my glutes are firing correctly at first but my form tails off during the end of the set, next day i do deadlifts ill be sure to devote maximum concentration to my form.[/quote]
Lose the ego, drop the weight a little bit so that you can maintain good form throughout the set.
good form, bad form, with the tiny amount of weight im lifting i dont think i should be getting an ego period.
but i will take that advice to heart
Good form is more important than high weight. Especially important since you say you are rather new to DL’ing.