How to prevent hurting your lower back during squats and dead lifts The spine has natural curves in it. It goes in at the lower back and out at the upper back. This is how its meant to sit. The muscles, ligaments and discs around the spine function the best and are safest when the spine is in neutral - meaning, when these curves are maintained. Often, when people start getting lower in squats, or are doing a dead lift from the floor, they lose these curves. Going into lumbar flexion (curving it the opposite way) while holding a heavy weight is really not good for the lower back. Get someone to watch you from the side to check your technique to make sure youre doing this correctly. You can still get lower than parallel in squats if you want to but only if youre able to maintain the lumbar neutral. For dead lifts you may need to raise the bar off the floor a bit (sit it on step rises) to get it right. Also ensure that the curves stay there once you actually pick up the weight and dont collapse under it. A good idea also would be to stretch your lower back once youre finished... Lumbar stretches post coming soon! Also, core strength posts coming soon, as this will help with maintaining correct form.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:51:36 +0000
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