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Originally Posted by pink grapefruit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Literally everyone has imbalances like this, and they're hardly ever as bad as people think they are. Something isn't a problem just because it seems like it should be.

If a person is able to squat without the pain becoming unbearable they should generally keep squatting. If the pain after squatting is unreasonable, they should lower the weight down to a point where it doesn't cause as much pain and slowly work up the muscles again as the body heals (as bodies tend to do- things hurt less over time if you keep training). If they still can't squat without a lot of pain even with the weight super low, they should reduce the range of motion by doing high box squats or leg press or something. And if they're still hurting at that point, it's time to get a legitimate physical therapist to address the issue.

General rule of thumb: do as much as possible as long as the pain doesn't affect your daily life. Some increase in pain is expected as the body heals, and should be accepted. If a medical professional tells you to "stop doing that if it hurts!" you should drop them and find a professional who knows how to help you recover and thrive in your exercise/sport.

Injuries will happen. They're hardly ever catastrophic, or reason to stop training.

If Kaiz is worried about his squat not going up, I'd be more interested in his current and previous programming, diet, sleep, etc. than in his long list of physiological issues as diagnosed by his chiro (muscle imbalance? really??). How much pain is he even in when he squats? He seemed to be more bothered by his lifts stagnating than he was the pain, prior to finding out about all these supposed issues. I bet he's in a lot more pain now that he's been told these scary things, like he has bulging disks. Nevermind all the people that have these physiological issues and report zero pain...

Sure jeff cavalier could name dozens of others but I'll drop him here because he's a walking house of knowledge. You must not understand how the body properly operates if you think loading hundreds of pounds onto spine/hips without it working right is alright. Muscle imbalance in the hips is no joke and if he wants to push further then that max he needs his hips unglued and gliding right or his problems will most likely slowly get worse. His upcoming serious is just a matter of time with weight like that and being in pain or not has nothing to do with it. But yes he should be box squating if anything. I know how he's feeling a lot better then you do the weight he's stuck at and my problems 10 years ago are almost identical.