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pain in groin area doing squats
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Tom Treutlein
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Do you go ass to floor? You may need to stretch some more, or do some warmup sets. It may just be straining your muscles in that area.
super_rice
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SublimeZM said:
oh my, you are so intense. i wish i could be as hardcore.
tom is right, have you tried a presquat warmup? static stretching the hip flexors (don't static stretch other prime movers) can help.
also, could you elaborate on the pain? what does it feel like, does it radiate? where is it most concentrated?
I squat with a fairly wide stance and if I dont warm up good and stretch than I have had groin pain. Do warm up good as it takes forever to heal it seems.
super_rice
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you know, many people may say WTF to this... but for me, it's worked to do some light deadlifting before i go for a big squat.
doing like 20reps of 75lbs and some shrugs/cleans really gets the sweat going. and it's kinda fun too
doing like 20reps of 75lbs and some shrugs/cleans really gets the sweat going. and it's kinda fun too
Could be weak hip flexors.
Stretch, take several warm ups, look at your entire workout schedule for the week and see if you are possibly overtraining those muscles, and train them!!!!
You know those little machines where women sit on them and work their inner and outer leg? Use it!!!! It works. Lots of powerlifters use them because they strengthen those muscles which will in turn give them a safer and stronger squat.
I used one every week while I was overseas on February.
B True
Stretch, take several warm ups, look at your entire workout schedule for the week and see if you are possibly overtraining those muscles, and train them!!!!
You know those little machines where women sit on them and work their inner and outer leg? Use it!!!! It works. Lots of powerlifters use them because they strengthen those muscles which will in turn give them a safer and stronger squat.
I used one every week while I was overseas on February.
B True
super_rice
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i don't have experience with the machines, but bands have helped me with the hip abductors and adductors
Tom Treutlein
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I don't believe mine to be weak, but I want to use one of those machines just to strengthen that area as a "just in case" thing. I've been working my rotator cuffs every workout (3x a week) with one slow and controlled set of, eh, rotator curls (lay on side, hold dumbbell, rotate arm outward with elbow at side) for 5 reps, then 6, then 8. At first it burned a lot to do them. Now it feels almost refreshing, and I plan to up the weight a little bit (a pound or two) so I can keep them strong. Trying to prevent injury before I get any inclination of it coming.
jd_uk said:The embaressment of that. Especially after I've laughed at so many people using it.
Yeah...I know.
Thing is...nobody will be laughing at YOU when your squat goes up
B True
super_rice
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tied them to door handles to work hip adductors, and used bands wrapped around my knees to work hip abductors
look up the "chick" exercises.
look up the "chick" exercises.
Slyder190
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Dude you 'prolly pulled something. take a week off and you should be fine. io did at the doc's advice and am glad i did, as I had a pain my left nut and left side of my ab wall. Thought it was a hernia, but the doc told me it sounded like a strain or pull, to relax for a week. No worries now.
