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Hi, I’m Jim Wittstrom. I’m a physiotherapist that works with all types of high-level athletes, including National level powerlifters. In this article, I’m going to share with you everything I know about dealing with back pain while deadlifting, from why it might occur in the first place to how you can go about solving it, both …
While soreness can be expected after squatting, hamstring soreness may indicate that there are some issues with your technique, which we’ll break down in detail later in this article. But first, let’s answer the question… Why are your hamstrings sore after squats? Hamstrings can be sore after a squat workout for three reasons: (1) DOMS …
If you recently completed a deadlift workout and feel soreness in your glutes, you might be wondering why an exercise you thought targeted your hamstrings and back is making your glutes sore. You might even be concerned, depending on the severity of the soreness. So, why are your glutes sore after training the deadlift? Glutes …
If you’re a lifter who loves to push themselves and “train their guts out,” just make sure that you always take that phrase poetically rather than literally because the literal result is a hernia, which can wreak havoc and cause major setbacks to your lifting pursuits. In order to avoid getting a hernia while lifting …
If your quads are feeling sore after deadlifting, you might be alarmed if you didn’t expect that particular muscle to be so affected by a lift that’s commonly said to target your back and hamstrings. So, why are your quads sore after deadlifts? Quad soreness after deadlifts is perfectly normal, and can be caused by …
If you think that you can’t become a powerlifter or that you should stay away from all forms of resistance training due to having scoliosis in your spine, keep this in mind: Usain Bolt – the fastest human being ever in humanity’s existence – has scoliosis. And it’s not exactly a minor case of scoliosis, …
Are your quads feeling sore after squatting? Sometimes the soreness you feel after a workout can be hard to identify. Is the soreness cause for concern, like an indication of an injury? Or is it the soreness you can and should expect after a squat workout? So, why are your quads sore after squats? Sore …
