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Anonymous
"... I felt like I was about to fall over, so I had to stand up." That says it all. Your posture and form were bad. Leaning too far forward or backward put undue shear stress on your spine, resulting in the back pain you're feeling now. "feels like the joints want to be popped" that's exactly what happens when the spine experiences shear stress. The spinal column is evolved for vertical pressure, NOT shear. Plus, 6 reps@ 175, and this was your first time ever doing squats? The first few times you do an exercise, your body is activating nerves in the required muscles. You should have gone easier, did maybe 135 lbs for 12 reps per set. Get the form and feel down before going up.
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