Crippling lumbar, lower bak pain 24 hrs after squatting (videos)
Hi, this is my third stab at SSNLP. Yesterday, 24 hrs after squatting I started experiencing pain in my lower back, both sides. Last night and all day today the pain was very intense and I couldn't make outside my house let alone going to the gym. In the evening I managed to take a brief walk to engage the muscles a little bit. I am applying ice packs and I feel the pain has receded a bit, although it's still hurting a lot.
I am puzzled as to what caused the inflammation (?). Perhaps, as the weight are getting a bit heavier I am paying the price of an unpolished technique. Not sure how to proceed: should I crawl to the gym and squat empty barbell until it gets better? Rest until there is no pain?
I uploaded two videos and I would greatly appreciate it if someone with more experience or a coach could tell me something about recovering and perhaps check out what is wrong with my technique. Thank you so much for your time and for the work you put into this forum.
6 April 2021 (set 3, side view) - YouTube
Squats April 6 (set 2, 285lb) - YouTube
taking notes on everything
First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to watch the videos and post comments. I actually had a laugh reading that my technique was "slightly educated trash", oh shit !!! :-))) Of course I don't mind, in fact it's motivating, because I do want to get it right.
I intend to get some online coaching ASAP, hopefully next month. And, yes, I am resting about 7-8 mins between sets. DL is 310 (once or twice a week, depending on the rotation); Press 95-100 lb; bench 145 (not happy with this but it's improving). Main problem is sleep, I'm on assignment right now and I am lucky when can get 7 straight hours in the sack.
My injury is 90% better and I was back at the gym yesterday. I took 60 lb off from my squats in the first set (225) and then added 20 lb for my second and third sets (245 lb). Technique is still shyte but at least I feel I can control everything better. Tomorrow I am gonna try concentrating the chest problem and being tighter overall. Also, after watching myself in the new videos below, I'm thinking that I can go down go down another couple of inches to make sure I reach below parallel. Although, it d¡dn't look too bad.
17 April 2021 - YouTube
17 April 2021 - YouTube