@paparazi257 Went to the gym this morning, was warming up to do squats and I felt stiffer / less flexibility than usual in my legs and back, “weak” in my lower back, with some slight pain. I was bracing my core and had good form so that is not the issue. Indeed, this is something that has happened every once in a while across years. I have never had significant back issues - it just feels like every once in a while my body tells me “do not squat” even before legs tire out at all. Again, this was during warm up so not like I was doing any heavy weight. I checked my ego at the door and went to do leg press rather than snap something.
Interestingly, this did not cause any issue on deadlifts, I suppose due to different angles. I am in a caloric deficit but don’t think that is the issue - again this is something that has happened in the past, seemingly at random, and anyway didn’t affect other lifts.
What could this be due to and is there anything I can do to avoid this happening?