# Stinging pain in leg after squat

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/stinging-pain-in-leg-after-squat/10972>\
**Category:** Pain & Rehab Forum \[Moderated\]\
**Tags:** pain, squat, strength\
**Created:** [June 20, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/stinging-pain-in-leg-after-squat/10972 "2021-06-20T13:01:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![diamantkung3n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@diamantkung3n](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/diamantkung3n)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/stinging-pain-in-leg-after-squat/10972/1 "2021-06-20T13:01:34Z")

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Hi, I squatted 90kg and felt it in my lower back. It’s like my body shifted focus to my back and I got burning sensation in my left calf afterwards. I really don’t want to stop squatting and deadlifting. I’ve had this burning sensation in my leg for a couple weeks and when I do dead hangs for spinal decompression the pain is almost gone, but the pain returns when I do squats and deadlifts. Idk what to do, because the deadlifts have messed up my back.

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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:** [June 21, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/stinging-pain-in-leg-after-squat/10972/2 "2021-06-21T00:10:26Z")

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> [@diamantkung3n](#):
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> Hi, I squatted 90kg and felt it in my lower back. It’s like my body shifted focus to my back and I got burning sensation in my left calf afterwards. I really don’t want to stop squatting and deadlifting. I’ve had this burning sensation in my leg for a couple weeks and when I do dead hangs for spinal decompression the pain is almost gone, but the pain returns when I do squats and deadlifts. Idk what to do, because the deadlifts have messed up my back.

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