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Originally Posted by Wolfram
I just reinjured my back doing 70kg squats and trying to go deeper. This cycle has happened 3 times now. I start doing squats, work my way up in weight and then eventually tweak my back again and am out for a week.
Is there any reason for me not to start using a belt?
I personally think it would be more productive for you to learn to:
- Keep your trunk stable -- contracting your abs (and keeping them tight) will both brace your torso and keep your lower back muscles from hyperextension, in other words, lock your spine in the neutral position it needs to be in.
- Work on body awareness/proprioception. It might help to take video of yourself and watch it immediately after a set. What does the tension on your hamstrings feel like, and what does it feel like when your ass comes forward at the bottom? At what point does your spine come out of neutral?
- Wouldn't hurt to work on hamstring flexibility imo
70kg is really not that heavy unless you weigh 55kg.
Last edited by potato; 01-26-2010 at 03:39 PM.
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