The press and back issues/ pain
I've been having a recurring issue with pressing and back pain. The press is definitely my weakest lift and I think I'm overarching or something causing my back to get angry with me. Last night was press night and I had a slight pain during my last set. Deadlifts after went OK with a slight tightness in the back but no issues later in the evening. Then this morning while walking around at work my back full on locked up, just under my ribs, hard to breath, can't stand up straight, etc. I'm on ibuprofen and a heating pad now. This is the second time this year I've had my back lock up like this and it really screws up any progress I'm making on the program.
I will be getting a belt as I haven't been using one thus far. I think that will help some. Also, I think I'm going to start back with an empty bar and maybe go up in 2 lbs increments (or less?) in the press to try and slowly build up my back. Does that sound like a good idea? Is that small of an increment enough to cause a physical response? I have really long arms and legs with not much torso and I've always been fairly weak. I have a desk job and I think my back is just really weak. I'll post stats on body size and current lifts below. I'm just starting my second week back on the program but I'm a generally untrained individual who did crossfit for a couple years a few years ago.
Additionally, I never really gained any size eating paleo while doing xfit so I'm trying to follow TBAB article but not sure if I should be trying to gain weight with my current gut size.
Age: 33
Ht.: 6'-2"
Wt.: 190 lbs
Waist: 38"
Hips: 37"
Arms: 13.5"
Thighs: 23"
Neck: 15"
Chest: 44"
Shoulders: 47.5"
Lifts current as of last night (lbs):
Squat: 3x5x115
Dead: 1x5x165
Bench: 3x5x100
Press: 3x5x80
Clean: 3x5x115 (did these in the wrong amount going to sets of 3's next, also may have started them too early in the program)
Thanks for the help everyone, I really want to get this figured out as I know the stronger I am the less issues I have with my back in general from the last time I was in decent shape.