# low back "tightness" day after deadlifts

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**Created:** [July 23, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-back-tightness-day-after-deadlifts/11111 "2021-07-23T19:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![wink\_martindale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@wink\_martindale](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/wink_martindale)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-back-tightness-day-after-deadlifts/11111/1 "2021-07-23T19:10:33Z")

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I regularly experience tightness in the low back the day after deadlifting / hinging of any kind really. When I say regularly, I mean pretty much every time I DL. It never hurts during the lift itself nor immediately after, but rather the next day there’s pretty much always some level of tightness. For reference, I’ve read the “pain in training: what do?” article several times, browsed this forum, and often return to Alan Thrall’s popular video on youtube.

The pain is rarely severe (been a couple years since I’ve been in any serious amounts of pain), but it’s consistent. I’ve also applied the load management techniques involving load, ROM, and volume. I’ve also seen a DPT during a bad flare up and no specific injury was ever determined. My question is – considering the consistency of the tightness, should I change what I’m doing / be concerned that what I’m doing will progressively get worse over time? To be honest, the amounts of pain I feel after deadlifting has decreased in severity over time, but I keep coming back to the consistency of it. Just seems sort of inevitable and something that comes with the territory after trying different intervention.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/michael_ray/32/688_2.png) [@Michael\_Ray](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Michael_Ray)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-back-tightness-day-after-deadlifts/11111/2 "2021-08-01T14:43:40Z")

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> [@wink\_martindale](#):
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> I regularly experience tightness in the low back the day after deadlifting / hinging of any kind really. When I say regularly, I mean pretty much every time I DL. It never hurts during the lift itself nor immediately after, but rather the next day there’s pretty much always some level of tightness. For reference, I’ve read the “pain in training: what do?” article several times, browsed this forum, and often return to Alan Thrall’s popular video on youtube.
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> The pain is rarely severe (been a couple years since I’ve been in any serious amounts of pain), but it’s consistent. I’ve also applied the load management techniques involving load, ROM, and volume. I’ve also seen a DPT during a bad flare up and no specific injury was ever determined. My question is – considering the consistency of the tightness, should I change what I’m doing / be concerned that what I’m doing will progressively get worse over time? To be honest, the amounts of pain I feel after deadlifting has decreased in severity over time, but I keep coming back to the consistency of it. Just seems sort of inevitable and something that comes with the territory after trying different intervention.

Hey - thanks for the questions. There are probably some narratives we need time and space to work through with you about this experience that would be best served via a consultation with us. With that said, if the experience after training is bothersome, then it is reasonable to adjust dosage of activity (mode, frequency, volume, intensity, and duration) to help.