Thread: pain from dead lifts

Actually you are not supposed to keep a straight leg, although I break the rules and do them that way. Its a STIFF legged deadlift, not a straight legged.

I never use a belt, no problems here.

Do you keep your head up? Are you on a platform? I am on the ground because I do not like to go lower out of fear for my back, throwing a disc out or something which can cause a life long injury.

If you believe that you are using 100% form then this is either genetic predisposition (depends what kind of pain we are talking here) or just dumb luck.

At the moment I only do 2 sets, between 4 and 6 reps. If you are getting to 7 reps I dont know how I'd call it too much weight with 100% form as you say, I did 415x5 last week just fine and many go higher than that. Its not about weight if you can do it right.

i never use a belt either. You should be able to gauge if your using too much weight. How stong are your legs? Make sure the weight is not too heavy for your legs as well as your back. I have witnessed people tweaking their back because they had to use most of their concentration to control their wobbely legs. Also, are you working abs? If you have weak abdominal muscles, your back is not being stabilized as much as it should be.

You did 1 thong wrong for sure, 2 things I'm guessing.

1) You did too many reps on deads.
2) You got fatigued and your lower back rounded.

Lower back rounding is BAD. You need to implement serious lower back training into your routine and you need to approach it from a rehab standpoint now.