Babylover pls help (squat injury)

[SamSix]

a couple months ago i injured my neck doing squats. i put the bar too high on my shoulders and i guess it bruised a vertebrate (in my neck) or something because i was in horrendous pain after that session. but im young and foolish and i continued to squat, trying to make sure the bar was low on my traps and across my shoulders. during the sessions (i guess from andrenaline) i felt no pain in my neck. but afterwards it was awful. it got so bad in these last few weeks that i couldn't turn my head to check my blind spots while driving.

so i've taken the week off from squatting and just started to do more deadlifts. i've seen a chiropractor and after he adjusted me he advised me to rest for 2 or 3 days and try again. i did that and the pain came back. what do i do? wait it out? use a pad?

[Socalchoirboy]

adjust exercises accordingly?

[comps]

You sound like a huge pussy ITT, but it doesn't seem like you're trolling really....

If you stare into a mirror while squatting then stop. Re-adjust it so the mirror is behind you.
Pick either a spot on the wall/floor and stare at it the whole time.

[corvade]

^ Did you just call him a pussy for that? He bruised a vertebrae. Or are you being sarcastic? That doesn't travel too well over the internet

Op, I'm in no position to help you, sorry. I can suggest that you roll a yoga mat onto the bar and then squat. It's pretty effective.

[SamSix]

You sound like a huge pussy ITT, but it doesn't seem like you're trolling really....

If you stare into a mirror while squatting then stop. Re-adjust it so the mirror is behind you.
Pick either a spot on the wall/floor and stare at it the whole time.

not trolling. i legitimately injured myself

[terahammer]

You sound like a huge pussy ITT, but it doesn't seem like you're trolling really....

If you stare into a mirror while squatting then stop. Re-adjust it so the mirror is behind you.
Pick either a spot on the wall/floor and stare at it the whole time.

right now i have no problems, but what is wrong with staring into the mirror? i am interested

[comps]

^ Did you just call him a pussy for that? He bruised a vertebrae. Or are you being sarcastic? That doesn't travel too well over the internet

Op, I'm in no position to help you, sorry. I can suggest that you roll a yoga mat onto the bar and then squat. It's pretty effective.

Semi-sarcastic.

Normally his posts don't come off as this one did.

[xpin2winx]

switch to front squats or leg press

[babylover]

Sam. Notice in most of my heavy squats I face AWAY fromt he mirror? Start doing that. Mirrors are very bad, too much eye movement, face the other way and pick a point.

As for the issue, rest would be best. I have a friend who did something similar, There is a huge permamanet lump, it hasn't gone in 6 months since he stopped squatting.

Start learning how to low bar squat, and begin front squatting.

[SamSix]

Semi-sarcastic.

Normally his posts don't come off as this one did.

lol i know. i cant remember the last time i legitimately asked for help

Sam. Notice in most of my heavy squats I face AWAY fromt he mirror? Start doing that. Mirrors are very bad, too much eye movement, face the other way and pick a point.

As for the issue, rest would be best. I have a friend who did something similar, There is a huge permamanet lump, it hasn't gone in 6 months since he stopped squatting.

Start learning how to low bar squat, and begin front squatting.

ill start doing that. are you suggesting i give up traditional back squats all together?

[comps]

ill start doing that. are you suggesting i give up traditional back squats all together?

If you want to give them up, it isn't a big deal. You can target everything that they do through assistance work + front squats.

[babylover]

lol i know. i cant remember the last time i legitimately asked for help



ill start doing that. are you suggesting i give up traditional back squats all together?

From my limited experience with this problem you may have to.

I'm not seeing much point in oly back squats anymore really.

Front squats are a superior leg development movment, and you can lift more weight low bar... kinda seems a useless midpoint.

[playazz]

From my limited experience with this problem you may have to.

I'm not seeing much point in oly back squats anymore really.

Front squats are a superior leg development movment, and you can lift more weight low bar... kinda seems a useless midpoint.

I may be wrong but didn't you say recently that if you weren't training for powerlifting, you would stick to high bar a2g squats for overall leg development?
May be confusing you with someone else..

[ptwa9]

If you guys remember Dave76 from the original Starting Strength thread (he was the main contributor and lifted in Rip's gym), he got the same injury from doing high bar squats. It's not a muscle belly injury so you need rest/time off and do light (bodyweight) neck extension exercises - just a stretch really. If it's disc protrusion, it can reverse if you do the extensions. As always, I'm no doctor and it's best to see a specialist (also a bruise may need different care than a protrusion).

[babylover]

I may be wrong but didn't you say recently that if you weren't training for powerlifting, you would stick to high bar a2g squats for overall leg development?
May be confusing you with someone else..

I still stand by that... for beginners or people who CAN high bar back squat.

I meant that in reference to his issue, and a general observation.

Maybe I'll rescind that opinion, I was never one to always believe the same thing just because I said it at once.