deadlifts hurting lower back

**avcomp5** · 02-28-2007, 01:53 PM

Anyone else have bad lower back problems after doing dealifts? My back hurts for about 2-3 days after deads then the pain will usually go away. i thought it was my form at first but i asked a few people and they said it was good form so idk maybe there wrong. Anything else that might cause this?

**abstrack** · 02-28-2007, 01:56 PM

are you associating the lower back pain with an actual injury?

2-3 days soreness from doing deads is common. Past 3 days and I would consider it over training to a degree.

**avcomp5** · 02-28-2007, 02:01 PM

I dont think its an injury, but it hurts to walk around after doing 3 sets of them. Then 3 days later i usually do squats but i have had to stop this week because my lower back was still hurting from deads., maybe overtraining lower back?

**Timm1704** · 02-28-2007, 02:17 PM

is it a muscular ache? i regularly have back pain after deads, not muscle though. been visitinga chiropractor as of late, great stuff!

**Dude-Man** · 02-28-2007, 02:55 PM

There's a difference between "Good" low back pain and "bad" low back pain. If it's sharp, exaggerated by moving, located near/on/in the spine in a small area and radiates to your legs/feet, that's bad. If it's dull, located along both sides of your spine over a larger area, and doesn't radiate, that's okay.

You may be overtraining if you're sore for more than a day or two after deads. I have a 9 day rotation that puts squats and deadlifts 5 and 4 days apart.

**chest6** · 02-28-2007, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by abstrack

are you associating the lower back pain with an actual injury?

2-3 days soreness from doing deads is common. Past 3 days and I would consider it over training to a degree.

Thats what Im thinking.

My erectors are always sore the next 2-4 days after intense deads...make sure you stretch afterwards..

***Doc.Sust*** · 03-01-2007, 11:20 AM

alot of powerlifters only deadlift every other wk for recovery purposes, i myself dead every wk. what form are you using conventional or sumo?

**avcomp5** · 03-01-2007, 08:14 PM

hmm by conventional or sumo do you mean straight bar or the box bar thing? if its that then i use the barbell, also the pain is like a back pump like when i do biceps i get a nice pump in the arms but when i do deads i feel the pump and it hurts

**kaberle_15** · 03-02-2007, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by avcomp5

hmm by conventional or sumo do you mean straight bar or the box bar thing? if its that then i use the barbell, also the pain is like a back pump like when i do biceps i get a nice pump in the arms but when i do deads i feel the pump and it hurts

He means which variation of deadlifts are you doing. Are you keeping your legs stiff or bent through out the range of motion? A heavy lower back pump can be caused keeping your legs stiff or doing "stiff legged" deadlifts.

**IronAdam** · 03-02-2007, 10:49 AM

Its surprising to me how many people complain about LBP that is caused by lack of proper stretching. A daily routine of rehab type stretching will clear up your LBP in a matter of weeks.

**HotShot2U** · 03-02-2007, 12:00 PM

Until stretching became a regular part of my routine, I wasn't working to my potential. How frequently you stretching?

**Kstoner6tb** · 03-02-2007, 12:06 PM

I know my answer differs from everyone else's, but I never do EXTREMELY heavy weights on deads. Considering I know my form isn't perfect, I'll do lighter weight and aim for 12-15 reps. I feel I get a better workout, plus no matter how perfect your form is, doing extremely heavy weight on deadlifts WILL lead to back problems later on in life. Why risk it??

**IronAdam** · 03-03-2007, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Kstoner6tb

I know my answer differs from everyone else's, but I never do EXTREMELY heavy weights on deads. Considering I know my form isn't perfect, I'll do lighter weight and aim for 12-15 reps. I feel I get a better workout, plus no matter how perfect your form is, doing extremely heavy weight on deadlifts WILL lead to back problems later on in life. Why risk it??

I never go over 6 reps on deads, I like lifting heavy though... As far as stretching goes, I do them every day.

**RJstrong** · 03-03-2007, 09:41 AM

you will be fine... ice and ibuprofen is a deadlifters best friend!

**Kstoner6tb** · 03-03-2007, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by IronAdam

I never go over 6 reps on deads, I like lifting heavy though... As far as stretching goes, I do them every day.

I go heavy too...except on exercises that can cause serious damage to a part of your body the most people begin to experience chronic pain in the first place in their later years. But then again, I guess most people on this site aren't exactly thinking 'long term' either..