Lower back cramps/spasms???

**--->>405<<---** · 04-01-2013, 11:31 AM

here lately i have started doing drop sets on all my lifts. well when i do squats it seems once i get to my final drop set (3rd) my back starts tightening up down at the bottom similar to that which u feel when u do a lot of hyperextensions.

today the same thing happened except this time when i went to do my second drop set i was unable to do it as my back seemed to not want to "let go" as in it felt like the muscle was contracting down there like squeezing and wouldnt let go.. i basically could not do squats for the last set and had to settle for the rest of my leg exercises.

here i am back at work (a good 25 mins later) and it is still a little tight down there. ive never had any back trouble in my adult life (did have some kind of pull down there as a kid but im sure it was muscular and it was in the same area as what im experiencing now).. this is never a problem even with heavy squats and it doesnt tighten up until my lightest set (3rd drop set)..

anyone else get this? seems similar to what i would think a "back pump" would feel like maybe?? im not on AAS BTW

**slfmade** · 04-01-2013, 11:34 AM

Welcome to the old man's club. Sooner or later you're gonna be racing me and lovebyts on our rascal scooters around the gym.

**Lunk1** · 04-01-2013, 11:35 AM

More than likely its you hammy's pulling on your lower back...do some good hamstring stretches. Just a thought!

**--->>405<<---** · 04-01-2013, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by slfmade

Welcome to the old man's club. Sooner or later you're gonna be racing me and lovebyts on our rascal scooters around the gym.

LOL.. thx pal!

Originally Posted by Lunk1

More than likely its you hammy's pulling on your lower back...do some good hamstring stretches. Just a thought!

interesting.. i tried it and it seems to FVCKING WORK! job ur a fvcking genius!!

is that what the "posterior chain" is all about??

**slfmade** · 04-01-2013, 11:44 AM

Technically you should be stretching the hip flexors -

**--->>405<<---** · 04-01-2013, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by slfmade

Technically you should be stretching the hip flexors -

how do i do that?

**Lunk1** · 04-01-2013, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by --->>405<<---

LOL.. thx pal!

interesting.. i tried it and it seems to FVCKING WORK! job ur a fvcking genius!!

is that what the "posterior chain" is all about??

Yes...sort of. it is one long chain fromthe shoulders down your legs. It helps having a massage therepist wife who aced Anatomy lol

**--->>405<<---** · 04-01-2013, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Lunk1

Yes...sort of. it is one long chain fromthe shoulders down your legs. It helps having a massage therepist wife who aced Anatomy lol

fvcking awesome! wouldnt it be nice if every thread could have the problem solved by post #10 ??

my tightness/pain is 99%gone..

[SI*E=5]take note guys: if ur lower back tightens up doing squats stretch the hammys.. problem solved.[/SI*E]

**Back In Black** · 04-01-2013, 11:38 AM

I get it occasionally on legs day. It's the Romanian deadlifts that do it for me. Try stretching it off if you can.

Sometimes it lasts 24 hours for me.

**slfmade** · 04-01-2013, 11:39 AM

On a serious note: This sorta thing happened to my levator scapulae a few weeks ago. It just kinda locked up on me and when it started to relax it started twitching and locked back up again. I had some muscle relaxers lying around the house so I took em (I know I know-I'm not supposed to) and it seemed to fix the problem.