About 3 months ago, I had this. I was deadlifting and on 2nd rep i just heard a pop and it started hurting really badly, took about 3-4 weeks for pain to vanish, now tryna decide if i should start deadlifting again

Omg I’ve been dealing with this pain on and off for years and this is a miracle stretch when I have an episode.

I had a shot into my left SI joint and it increased the pain severely. This was not just a 'cortisone flare' which can last a few days after an injection. Eight weeks on and I am still worse than I was before the injection. It provided no relief and, with the increased pressure of the procedure on the joint, surrounding tissues and nerves, the pain is worse.

Thanks for this info. The exact same thing happened to me yesterday. (Bit of a background, I'm in my mid 40s and haven't been lifting at all for like 20 years. My muscle memory seems to be still there and I've been making good gains in the last 3 months for people to actually notice. Been losing the weight too which is the reason i started training again so I'm quite pleased to be honest). Anyway, I've been training quite well but in the past couple few weeks been noticing my back getting weaker especially after i started doing Bulgarian squats lately. When i say i weaker i mean it was harder to bend over fully to tie my shoe laces and stuff and have not been able to squat with much weights. There has been no pain or nerve pain, just not as flexible and able to get up from low seats easily. Anyway today as you described i was doing deadlift and on my last set just as i was about to pick up the weight i heard the pop. Now given that I'm person who's quite in tune with his body i knew it may not have been serious because i was still able to walk and rotate my body and stuff but i was so weak in the back i couldn't even hold a 20kg plate and walk around with it or load a bar. I was like what the fuck. I'm better today but i came online to find out what it could be and up popped your video. You seem to have given a good piece of info. Kudos.

Can you make a video on deep squatting?

Thanks. This is suggested for hip pain or glute pain or anything else?

I took the injection shot my pain getting worse day by day

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Thanks. You helped this 76 year old man.I seen 3 Dr.'s 3 Therapist and countless you tube Therapist and after 4 to 5 years my back, hips feel great. I finally slept 8hrs without pain.I rolled over in the bed and didn't feel sharp pains that always woke me up. After watching your video and doing your exact routine I was amazed of my body response. Thanks again.

Hard workout, I feel some burn in my upper abs but mostly in my shoulderblades, does that mean I'm doing it wrong?

I just got one and wanted to make sure to do this right so I won't injure my back, thx!

I have a herniated disc in my lower back, the fourth and fifth vertebrae, for a long time. With the passage of time, the pain went away, but for a month now I have been suffering from a new pain type , which is when I sit for a period of time and I cannot stand up quickly, with pain at the hip and pain behind the back, as if it were kidney pain. Is this related to a herniated disc or is it due to another reason?

McGill says tongue on roof of mouth…no mouth breathing

This exercise is too hard for people who are unable to get down on their knees. I have edema. Kneeling makes my legs feel painfully squished and if I can get down, I might not be able to get back up. I need to fix my back because if I stand straight for long my back hurts, but I need an exercise I can do sitting or almost standing.

How long should I lay deadlifts if this happened? It happened again a while after on the same spot when I was doing bent over barbell rows btw

This doesent work when you have crazy sneezes from covid ..my traps are destroyed from sneezing

My throat burns when I sneeze, then my nasal cavity stings if I try to hold my throat and direct the sneeze anywhere else. In the worst of cases, it feels like a bomb went off one of my lungs. This helped...somewhat.

Is it ok? Cause i heard the pop on my lower back today and it hurt from deadlift

Hi Brian, one side of my glute is weaker than the other side. Should I strengthen the weak side with more reps?

I am so happy that you managed to find relief. Sorry you had to go through this the hard way and major thanks for allowing people like me to avoid those pitfalls. Appreciate your channel a ton mate!

Happened due to deadlift... You saved my life

Hiya brian, i was wondering could you do a video on the squat and how to use them for hamstring and glute strength?

thanks i was kinda winging it and hoping I’d squeeze the abs

Hi Brian! Do you have solution for phrenic nerve problems like pain near thoracic spine and diaphragm "lock"?

It be great if you can teach the ab tension and breathing part i cant find a video how to do it without tension to the neck muscle ty my head is still on the ground not yet lifted😅

does this apply with a crunch sound?

You mention retracting shoulder blades, should the cue 'shoulders back and down' be done through all 3 variations?

Thank you for sharing these insights ❤

Hey can i do the lock 3 with a resistince band standing?

I have DDD and facet hypertrophy. I have tried McGill big three and always bothered me. But this video has the best explanation.

Brilliant. Thank you.

Hi doctor I'm just 22yo and I feel back pain when I sit or stand not even for long the only way I don't feel the pain is when I'm asleep 😭

Ty broham

my back is doing this Before final exams start!?? Thanks, you're a life saver!!

thanks you so much . I can finally stand

This seems to apply to me now that I think about it. Thank you!

great story, very relatable

what would you substitute for prone hip extensions? for some reason those flare me up pretty bad. the lock clams are great but even with very limited range and performed as instructed the extensions still get me for the time being :(

great!

Very clear, thank you. Some online videos are clearly at variance with the directions in McGill's book...

Great tip to lift the leg up . Didn’t feel it til then and have been set side monster walks by numerous physios who obviously haven’t watched my form . Such great tip with all your exercises . Getting further with you online than with any physio

Wow . Have I been taught so wrong . Such great tips

Would you recommend doing 3 exercises continuously without rest? Or rest in between the 3 exercises?

What’s your opinion on epidurals? I had gotten X-ray’s a couple years ago and it said I had moderate disc loss in my low back. I can only imagine it’s gotten worse for I am in pain every day. I’m a cop and I’m on my feet 12 hours a day. I’ve been going to physical therapy for the last 4 months with a McGill certified pt but I haven’t had any luck. I’m sick of being in pain and walking around scared my back will go on me

Well explained Brian!

How come no one ever considers those of us that need help and can't get on the ground????

Fantastic video, thank you for this great content. I have noticed with myself, reading a lot of McGill's work, and working with a coach, that what you said about being more objective about the back injury is incredibly helpful and empowering. Now, when I have bad days I can almost always guarantee that I can pinpoint either some excessive sitting or poor movement the day or two prior and I'm able to get my pain levels down very quickly with spine hygiene and good movement. Thank you for this as always.

i did a deep squat for couple of days with kettlebell along with kneesovertoes excercisess, both days in deep squat i felt bit uncomfortable stretch in lumbar section, od 2nd day i had quite sore glutes (so i thought it was a good workout) went to bed woke up at 3am to some kind of disk bulge or muscle spasm in the lumbar area and absolutely bad cramp lactic acid pain in my calf, 2 days in bed bearly able to move and it eased got covid now with lots of coughing and each time its a jolt of pain in lumbar but also rib cage, i feel muscles in my back are so tense… its dreadful and depressing…

But what about when they always say to make sure there's no space between your lower back and the floor when you're doing ab workouts in pilates? If that's bad to anterior tilt?