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Old 05-20-2006, 12:33 PM
EricT EricT is offline
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Eddie, another thing that could be contributing to this pain on overhead presses is tightness and locking in the hip flexors. Specifically the psoas/iliopsoas. Especially since you've been hitting the squats and deads. They are one of the most worked muscles in the body and there is a tendency for them to become too shortened.

Some people will tell you that the answer is stonger abdominals, etc. but the interplay between the flexors, abdominals and spine is more complex than that. The short answer is that stretching them may help alleviate this problem - even if you are not aware of and arching in the back (which you seem to be).

This is just a guess as to what makes some of us hyperextend our backs. A chronically tightened psoas usually leads to low back pain (which can extend through the legs). I of course can't be sure that your slight hyperextension is leading to the pain in the middle of your back but it is quite possible.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

Last edited by EricT; 05-20-2006 at 12:41 PM.
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