Hi Guys,
My name is Michael, I’m from Belgium, so I hope you don’t mind the writing errors 
This is my first post on this forum, but I have been following Austin and Jordan for a very long time now.
I’m reaching out to you guys as I have a question related to my low back pain.
I have been working for more than 3 years, started out with stronglifts 5x5, followed by 5/3/1 and some sheiko., I squat low bar.
I’m used to have a sore back or discomfort after heavy lifting, but never to a point that I had pain.
Few months ago I hurt my lower back performing pause deadlifts. As always pain is very difficult to describe, but I felt something popping in the lower back and could barely walk as a result.
I immediately followed the advice given by Austin that I saw on a post of Alan. I started performing deadlift with 135lbs for several reps and sets. After this I rested for a few days and the pain disappeared.
Continuing the sheiko program I was altered again due to the same pain issue/ discomfort in my lower back but without the popping.
I eventually stopped the program thinking that the volume must have been the issue.
Last week I started with “the bridge", I felt again the same discomfort and pain in my lower back during my last set of barbell rows. I stopped immediately.
Actually I could already feel discomfort when racking out the weight during my squats, I use my right foot to make the first step backward, this gives me pain above the right hip.
I’m a bit lost right now as I don’t know how I should continue. Should I make a few steps back on squats and deadlifts by lowering the weight and work my way back up until I feel the pain?
Also what do you think about applying core exercises (McGill big 3) with lots of walking as advised in one of jonnie candito’s videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c-fD-9enIw)?
I know that pain is relative and very difficult to judge, especially back pain, and especially without begin able to judge my technique.
But I would appreciate if you guys would share your view. What would you do in my situation?
Thanks a lot!
Michael