Originally Posted by
johnnys
For a couple months I've had a back tweak that I only feel racking/unloading the weight after my squats (and a couple times standing up from a deadlift last rep). It varies in how much it hurts, and seems to be helped by keeping my feet even (instead of one foot forward) when I unrack, but it's still noticeable every rack of the bar once I get to 225. I'm doing Andy Baker's 8/5/2 and my last squat worksets were 405x2x3, at 215BW and 52YO.
I'm pretty sure what I'm feeling is an oblique on my left side (connecting iliac crest to central spine structure or something deeper than that. Rolling on a ball feels good, and the left/hurting side seems much tighter than the right after a set. I had a bunch of rest over the holidays and early January and hoped it would heal up, but no luck.
All I can figure is that the muscle is ok while bracing the squat and hurts on relaxing, but I can't see why it has to brace particularly hard unless some asymmetry makes that side work extra, like maybe if my right leg is shorter, or spine is curved? I've not had any previous indication that seems typical for what I've read about those conditions.
Any insight or pointers appreciated, especially if you have similar experience - I didn't find any "hurts as weight comes off my back" threads.