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Already failed squats after two weeks and might have injured myself
Hello and thank you for reading.
38 year 5'10 male.
(Cue weird numbers because converted from kilos.)
Bodyweight: 164 lbs -> 170 lbs
Deadlift: 1x5 132 lbs -> 154 lbs
Bench: 3x5 100 lbs -> 121 lbs
Press: 3x5 44 lbs -> 66 lbs
Squat: 3x5 121 lbs -> 143 lbs (read on)
Chins: 3x10 +0 lbs -> 3x5 +22 lbs
Perception: Progressing on squats feels much harder than on the other exercises.
Sleep: I cannot function with less than 8 hours, so I get 9.
Eating: I'm living on a surplus of chicken, rice, beans, eggs, milk, yoghurt, and broccoli. Gained 6 lbs so far.
Failure event: I managed squatting 3x5 at 143 lbs in the penultimate workout. My training log has "fuck" written in it because of how hard I struggled on the last set. I also felt some mild irritation in my lower left belly. Today I tried for 3x5 at 148 lbs. I failed on the first set (4 reps). Fifth rep I got down but couldn't get up, dived out from under the bar and had the safety rails of my rack catch it. Second set 3 reps, third set 2 reps. I waited 8 minutes between sets. During the last two reps I felt a sharp, burning, intense pain in my lower left belly region. The area still feels warm and irritated three hours later but does not hurt. I didn't have any pain issues in the following exercises.
Image with location of pain: https://i.imgur.com/MKSnziR.jpeg
Questions:
- Why do I fail miserably on squats while the other lifts are progressing?
- What to do about the belly pain? See a doctor before squatting again? Form check video with warmup weight? Form check video with working weight?
Thank you!
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You are about 50 pounds underweight. You may have an inguinal hernia, and this should be checked. Were you wearing a belt?
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