My hips kill me during squats at the top of the motion. I start feeling it at anything over 135 and it gets worse as I go heavier. Absolutely no pain when I'm deep in the squat, it's like the last quarter of the squat where I stand up straight. Feels like my hips don't want to straighten back out lol. It's mainly in the hip flexor area but radiates around to the side too. Any ideas on this? I just ordered some weight lifting shoes hoping they will help some.
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Thread: Squat pain at the top
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Squat pain at the top
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Get a platform to stand on. Lift starting lower and ending lower. Do not lock out with weight. Still practice shallow squats with just body weight. Very gradually, over months, add the bar and then 10 pounds at a time to the locked position. Maybe it will heal. If it gets worse, get some images.
Novice lifter who sticks to the basics 3x per week but likes to theorize about improvements while recovering.
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