Squats!

[XFACTOR]

Joe youre dead wrong on this one

Doing box's will place a greater stress on the lower back...it compresses the disks moreso than a normal squat would. 

That does make sense. 

[joelocal]

Joe youre dead wrong on this one

Doing box's will place a greater stress on the lower back...it compresses the disks moreso than a normal squat would. 

We are not talking about disc damage.

[The Squadfather]

doing box squats to alleviate back pain is the dumbest thing i've ever heard, the whole point is that there is still a heavy bar on your back compressing your spine and that's what causes back pain from squats, if you have a GENUINE back problem then just do hacks and leg presses without letting the ass come up off the seat.

[coltrane]

We are not talking about disc damage.

the guy is talking about his lower back pains. could be disc or nerve.  regardless it's probably gonna be associated with the area around his spine.  

reason im so adament about this is bc i messed up my lower back with the boxes and saw a dr. regarding it.  Specifically said that the box squat is more likely to wreck havoc on the lower back because when your ass hits the box and has nowhere to go, and that weight is pushing from above, the point of stress is now your lower back.  With reg. squats, there is no box involved that would cause such compression.

hope this helps.


for the author of the thread too-->try some heavy, high rep leg presses ..sets of 20-30

[joelocal]

That does make sense. 

Try it. One of the main reasons for low back pain, is not only weak low back, but weak glutes, weak hams, weak psoas and pelvic imbalance. If the posterior chain is strong, it's cuts down on low back problems in the future. All I'm saying is if you INSIST on squating, that's the way to do it. It hasn't failed me yet.

[joelocal]

the guy is talking about his lower back pains. could be disc or nerve.  regardless it's probably gonna be associated with the area around his spine.  

Then he shouldn't be squatting at all.