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What do you think is causing your back to feel tight in the first place? Is the intensity appropriate? How about the amount of volume in your program?
Also, I would heavily advise against stopping training the deadlift altogether. Pain isn’t a good indicator that something’s wrong. I’d try finding a work around like reducing the intensity (weight on the bar) or ROM. If that doesn’t work, find an exercise that’s similar enough and do that. Avoiding training due to pain is the last thing I would do. Pain is too complex and can often times mean almost nothing. Not training only causes you to detrain and also develop a fear/anxiety around that movement which can also contribute to pain.
Also, I would heavily advise against stopping training the deadlift altogether. Pain isn’t a good indicator that something’s wrong. I’d try finding a work around like reducing the intensity (weight on the bar) or ROM. If that doesn’t work, find an exercise that’s similar enough and do that. Avoiding training due to pain is the last thing I would do. Pain is too complex and can often times mean almost nothing. Not training only causes you to detrain and also develop a fear/anxiety around that movement which can also contribute to pain.