Originally Posted by
Dalton Clark
I think we are onto something. Reading everything it sounds like you are thinking about your back and waist. Learning forward, staying upright. What if you try this: lean forward and put your ass back? Because that is EXACTLY what we want. We want you leaning forward. . .but if you lean forward without counterbalancing yourself with your badonkadonk, clearly you're going to have issues. Most lifters naturally have their body do the other part. If they put their hips back, they will lean more forward or vice versa. However, I have met people who have limited balance and their bodies don't naturally do this for them. If that is the case, you will have to get time under the bar to figure that out.
Now, not to toot my own horn here, but I managed to squat up to 275 pounds with straight up vertical shins, frog toes, and an extra wide stance. I basically squatted 275 with my groin. So typically good progress can still be made with poor form. Besides, your form is far from the worse we have seen on here and you passed the TUBOW test. Your form is definitely not one that would lead me to suspect injury.
OP, what weights have you previously stalled at? Don't be shy, we won't judge ya. Just give us some numbers to mull over so we can get you back on the one true path.
This is a long winded, rambling post but here are our questions:
1. What is your recovery like? Food and sleep
2. When did you stall previously.
3. height and weight
4. Elaborate on your back issues. Is the pain localized? an ache or an acute pain that occurs during lifting? Does lifting make it better or worse? etc etc.
Number 4 is an interesting one because many people mistake spinal erector soreness as a back injury because it feels weird as shit. You would be working your erectors quite a lot if you have a long torso.