Lower Back pain during hyperextension

[parthb]

Hi all,
I was recently squatting 185lbs, and on the last rep of my last set, I felt a bit of a tweak in the lower back, on either side of the spine. In 3-4 days it felt better and so i decided to go workout again, doing presses - but not squats. After a few days, I decided to try doing some front squats, and thats when i felt discomfort. It seems that hyperextending my back is when i feel the pain. Has anyone had this experience? I don't feel any discomfort or pain if i bend, or if i arch my back, but when i hyperextend it (bend backwards), i feel the pain, it is pretty much like a straight line on both sides of the spine.

Can anyone talk about similar experiences and how long it took to heal and what they did to heal it.

Thanks!

[iCookie]

Yea I have the same thing, just on the right side of my spine. I think it's because you overstretched your erector spinaes...

Just make sure not to hyperextend on the squat, that'll kill your lower back eventually. Keep a straight back as possible, activate glutes to the extreme to avoid hyperextension. That's what I do and it worked for me.