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After missing some lifts that I have previously smoked, I got pissed and re-evaluated what I might be missing. Mostly, I just need to get stronger all over but areas that I think are lagging a bit more are abs, hamstrings, and lower back.
I am doing 5/3/1. I have been doing abs but just switched up the weight/rep scheme and exercises for those. I have programmed in good mornings as an accessory movement on my squat day to help posterior chain.
I have also thrown in seated leg curls supersetted with back extensions (or hyperextensions). I do these for 3 sets of 10 on my deadlift and squat days after the main movement and the accessory movement just for more hamstring and lower back work.
The issue that I have run into is that by the time I finish the last superset, I can hardly walk because my lower back is so tight. I just pull my legs out from behind the pads and kind of hang over the machine for a couple of a minutes until my back loosens up/stops hurting.
I was just wondering if this was normal for others? Is this just muscular activation from hitting a fairly small group of muscle or am I on the verge to an injury? It usually doesn't hurt/is tight after a while.
**I say tightness/pain because I think it just might be tightness but I want to see if others had this and ended up with injury (e.g. a warning sign). I can't remember the last time I have done direct lower back work because my ego previously got in the way of what actually needed to be done. I'm assuming this lack of direct work could be contributing to this tightness/pain.**
I am doing 5/3/1. I have been doing abs but just switched up the weight/rep scheme and exercises for those. I have programmed in good mornings as an accessory movement on my squat day to help posterior chain.
I have also thrown in seated leg curls supersetted with back extensions (or hyperextensions). I do these for 3 sets of 10 on my deadlift and squat days after the main movement and the accessory movement just for more hamstring and lower back work.
The issue that I have run into is that by the time I finish the last superset, I can hardly walk because my lower back is so tight. I just pull my legs out from behind the pads and kind of hang over the machine for a couple of a minutes until my back loosens up/stops hurting.
I was just wondering if this was normal for others? Is this just muscular activation from hitting a fairly small group of muscle or am I on the verge to an injury? It usually doesn't hurt/is tight after a while.
**I say tightness/pain because I think it just might be tightness but I want to see if others had this and ended up with injury (e.g. a warning sign). I can't remember the last time I have done direct lower back work because my ego previously got in the way of what actually needed to be done. I'm assuming this lack of direct work could be contributing to this tightness/pain.**
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