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that's weird seeing as how the hips are the only thing that moves in the deadlift. you're doing the 5/3/1 right? i like to run that with "assistance" as something that would help raise my deadlift....

absolutely no leg work for assistance on deadlift day?

make sure you're not hyperextending your neck while lifting....as said above...keep the head in a neutral position...but look up with just your eyes instead.

do you have a way to do chest supported rows?

the deadlift is supposed to be about hip extension....not knee flexion :) i've seen worse hitches on strongman competitions :)

you can also just....have better posture. that's the main thing....you spend a few hours in the gym a week...and that can't fix the other 23 hours a day when you mess it up :)

just make sure you start any movement with your shoulder blades retracted and depressed....and keep them that way during the movement.....and then really squeeze at the end of the movement.

glutes should not be relaxed. the glutes are the biggest mover in the deadlift....so they should be firing :)

get your hip posture checked by a pt.

make sure you squeeze your glutes and abs during the press....that will protect your back.

do you do any assistance work for your deadlift?

compound movements only hit one part of your core.

try doing all variations of planks...including renegade rows up above. also paloff press, and landmines.

and for transverse abdominus you can...

with only using 25 pound plates on deads...you're about 4" shorter than olympic 45's...build some little platforms to get you up to the correct height....should help your lower back arch some.

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and if it really was a tear....after it's healed...go see a reputable massage therapist to get the scar tissue out of there.

any doctor or physio should be able to diagnose it after giving you a...

it's kinda funny how almost every back exercise in the world has been mentioned.

do you add weight or try any variations of pushups?

one serving of vegetables a day? try and up that to 4 or 5 a day....they contain alot of stuff that you need. do you take any fish oil or vitamins?

lots of leg presses put the lower back in a rounded position....so you definitely don't want that.

also work on single leg movements to improve dead/squat. they also put less strain on the lower...

my ac joints click alot. it's not painful tho.

it's going to save you injuries if you fix your kyphosis. so. fix it :)

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