Why does my low back hurt when I do dumbell shrugs all of a sudden?

[Slyder190]

Right out of nowhere. What gives?

 

[PolishHammer1977]

DO you have a prior lower back injury?

DO you perform good mornings?

How strong is your CORE?

 

[Backlash]

I noticed mine kind of hurts if I do heavy shrugs after I've done deadlifts. I guess my back is just tired out and too weak to keep my upright easily?

 

[Cuthbert]

your back hurts because it is weak. good mornings, deadlifts, squats, and hypers should do the trick.

 

[magman1]

until you build your lower back up, try doing db shrugs while kneeling...should help a lot!

 

[Slyder190]

back

I used to always do back ext. Now i do 3/4 deadlifts using the 5x5 rep scheme. I do my shrugs on the same day as back. Maybe that is why? I use good form. I don't get it.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

DO you have a prior lower back injury?

DO you perform good mornings?

How strong is your CORE?

 

[Slyder190]

DO you have a prior lower back injury?

DO you perform good mornings?

How strong is your CORE?

Yeah, I've had minor back pain since I was a teenager, only from time to time though. Not constant. Been to the chiroprasctor a handful of times for a couple of weels at a time. I did herniate a disc almost 2 years ago, the one between L5 and S1 (very bottom).

No good mornings. I did back ext for the longest time. My back sways way in (chicks think I got a nice ass, it sways in so much).

Couldn't tell you how strong my core is. Today I did 3/4 deadlifts with 315lbs (you can laugh) with a 5x5 rep scheme Needsize style. I just went back to regular squats and dead(which I didn't do very often at all) about 2 months ago, because I finally decided it's all about size, however I gotta get there (and you gotta have deads and squats), and also because i finally got up the courage after having the herniation i had.

 

[Debaser]

It's hard to say with shrugs. Make sure you're not using momentum to bring the weights up; you could be leaning back slightly (this will put stress on your lower back).

Your arms should remain totally straight, and rigid. Your traps should be the only thing moving the weight.

 

[louden_swain]

I am suprised that no one asked about the nature of the pain. . . . people automatically assume the core is weak, which may not be the case at all.

Please describe your pain in detail.