When I Deadlift My Right Lat KILLS!

[thegoodfoods]

So one day about 2 months ago I began to have a kinda cramped muscle feeling in my right lat towards the middle back. I thought it was because I was overtraining and it was some kind of soreness so i layed off the back exercises a bit and it dwindled down to something I can handle very well... Well I went heavy on my Deadlift today (as I usually do) and the first or second time I went up I felt a real stretch and my bones (I believe the bones were the back of my ribs on my back) started to crackle. I finished off 5 sets but it was somewhat painful. My back (NOT my spine) only crackled during those first or second reps on my first set. Anyway, the pain feels like a real deep soreness in one specific spot, but I don't know of it's the muscle(s). This discomfort comes when I stretch or tighten my lats.

Has anyone experienced this?
How do I Deadlift without this happening?
What do I do to relieve this kind of discomfort?
Did I tear a muscle?

 

[thegoodfoods]

P.S. It originates from about 5 inches to the right of my spine.

 

[muscelove]

man i had this exact thing it went away on its own sorry i couldnt help you

 

[thecomeback]

Are you sure its not your rotator cuff?

 

[blut wump]

I had an unpleasantness similar to this about 18 months ago which led to a muscle tear. When I went back to the bar not long after the injury, I played back through the lift and was confident that my descent had been at fault. I'd had a tendency to lean forwards on the descent rather then breaking at the hips to allow the bar to descend straight down. By bending forwards I was putting undue stretch on the lats with weight they weren't conditioned for.

I think I was lucky that I'd done the initial injury on the previous session with a heavy weight and did the actual damage with a much lighter weight while still doing warmups.

Anyway, see whether you have a tendency to lean forward rather than lowering the bar straight back down your thighs by breaking at the hips. If you do, make the change and please report back.