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Squats questions
May. 10th, 2004 09:28 amSo, yesterday I did almost exactly the squat workout recommended by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bluechromis ( want to know what it was? ), and I did them first thing. God, there's nothing to suck the joy out of the first half of a workout like that. :b I seriously might have to start splitting into Squat/Quads Day and Everything Else Day. Anyway, I need some advice because now my lower back is way more sore than I like. It happened last week too, and lasted until Weds or so... it feels like normal muscular stiffness rather than something being messed up in a bad way, but it's pretty uncomfortable. Plus, there is some chance it is something bad--am I perhaps sticking my butt out too much instead of keeping my pelvis tucked when I'm squatting down (I was trying not to, but...)? And if I hypothetically did that, would it stress my lower back in a bad way and cause trouble? Some sites actually say to keep your lower back arched, but my trainer said to keep it straight, and that sounds better to me intuitively.
Also, if this is just muscular stiffness, but then the question is whether squats themselves, once a week, are going to strengthen the offending bits or whether I should be doing some other lower-back exercises on Thursdays to help get them up to speed. Any advice/experience would be appreciated. :)
bluechromis ( want to know what it was? ), and I did them first thing. God, there's nothing to suck the joy out of the first half of a workout like that. :b I seriously might have to start splitting into Squat/Quads Day and Everything Else Day. Anyway, I need some advice because now my lower back is way more sore than I like. It happened last week too, and lasted until Weds or so... it feels like normal muscular stiffness rather than something being messed up in a bad way, but it's pretty uncomfortable. Plus, there is some chance it is something bad--am I perhaps sticking my butt out too much instead of keeping my pelvis tucked when I'm squatting down (I was trying not to, but...)? And if I hypothetically did that, would it stress my lower back in a bad way and cause trouble? Some sites actually say to keep your lower back arched, but my trainer said to keep it straight, and that sounds better to me intuitively.Also, if this is just muscular stiffness, but then the question is whether squats themselves, once a week, are going to strengthen the offending bits or whether I should be doing some other lower-back exercises on Thursdays to help get them up to speed. Any advice/experience would be appreciated. :)
