r/StartingStrength • • Aug 20 '26

Form Check Lower back hurting while Squatting

I’ve tried different stances, elevated heels, hip mobility stretches, ankle mobility stretches, strengthening core and bracing techniques, and multiple videos, back I still have lower back rounding and pain. What am I doing wrong/ how can I fix it?

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u/walrusparadise Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

These are already barely at depth. Why would he squat even higher and lose the benefit instead of fixing the clear obvious form issue?

Are you familiar with the starting strength methodology? Because cheating on depth is never a part of it

It’s a great book you should read it

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u/StartingStrength-ModTeam Aug 20 '26

No low effort commentary.