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« on: February 03, 2012, 08:25:48 PM »
Yesterday i was doing my workout and after my last set (I do 5 x 5), i felt a sharp pain developing in my right hamstring. It wasn't too painful but it was definitely noticeable. I noticed my knees buckled in (by accident) slightly during one of the reps. Could that be why my hamstring hurt?

The pain was gone by this morning.  Should i continue with my squats and deadlifts on Monday?

Also, is your lower back meant to be staight or curved during squats? I just stick my butt out and my lower back stays quite straight throughout the squat.
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    « Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 08:26:53 PM »
    Straight back, continue as usual.  Obviously, this time shove your knees out. 
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    « Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 11:38:27 PM »
    Video or have someone check your form and keeping the natural curve of your back if there is a bit of curve in the lower back, but not "too" much is good. Make sure you're finishing with the hips and using your glutes and lastly it's worth going over squatting in depth again. Here's a great article

    http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/squat/
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    « Reply #3 on: February 04, 2012, 03:31:11 AM »
    Quote from: Skate222 on February 03, 2012, 08:25:48 PM
    Yesterday i was doing my workout and after my last set (I do 5 x 5), i felt a sharp pain developing in my right hamstring. It wasn't too painful but it was definitely noticeable. I noticed my knees buckled in (by accident) slightly during one of the reps. Could that be why my hamstring hurt?

    The pain was gone by this morning.  Should i continue with my squats and deadlifts on Monday?

    Also, is your lower back meant to be staight or curved during squats? I just stick my butt out and my lower back stays quite straight throughout the squat.

    What routine are you on? I found my hamstrings were comparatively weak after doing a squat-based program for a while. I pulled a hamstring doing front squats and it took almost a month to fully recover. I've now added hyperexentions and GHRs to my routine and my hamstrings feel a lot stronger.

    Squat based programs are good for a while, but once you get to a certain level, a bit more hamstring work is needed to keep everything in balance. This is what I have found from my experience.
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    « Reply #4 on: February 04, 2012, 01:57:26 PM »
    Quote from: joe101 on February 04, 2012, 03:31:11 AM
    Quote from: Skate222 on February 03, 2012, 08:25:48 PM
    Yesterday i was doing my workout and after my last set (I do 5 x 5), i felt a sharp pain developing in my right hamstring. It wasn't too painful but it was definitely noticeable. I noticed my knees buckled in (by accident) slightly during one of the reps. Could that be why my hamstring hurt?

    The pain was gone by this morning.  Should i continue with my squats and deadlifts on Monday?

    Also, is your lower back meant to be staight or curved during squats? I just stick my butt out and my lower back stays quite straight throughout the squat.

    What routine are you on? I found my hamstrings were comparatively weak after doing a squat-based program for a while. I pulled a hamstring doing front squats and it took almost a month to fully recover. I've now added hyperexentions and GHRs to my routine and my hamstrings feel a lot stronger.

    Squat based programs are good for a while, but once you get to a certain level, a bit more hamstring work is needed to keep everything in balance. This is what I have found from my experience.

    Hmm that's quite an interesting point. Maybe your form was wrong? I mean squats are THE best excercise that anyone can do. It's unlikely that they could cause imbalance. Idk though.

    I'm doing Wolf's weightlifting option 1.
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    « Reply #5 on: February 04, 2012, 02:11:57 PM »
    I would suggest watching the complete series of "so you think you can squat" to get some pointers on form:
    EliteFTS.com: So You Think You Can Squat Part 1


    Rippetoe also has a video on his site about bar position for low bar squats, in case that's what you're doing.
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