sharp abdomen pain w/ leg press

[Anybody]

anyone ever have a really sharp pain in their lower abdomen doing leg presses? It's below my stomach, about 2 inches above captain winky. It didn't start right away. I noticed it around rep 5. By rep 8 the pain was bad enough that i had to stop. Afterwards the area was really tender.

 

[Canadian Iron]

It's a sign d that you need to get off of the leg press and into the squat rack

 

[Anybody]

It's a sign d that you need to get off of the leg press and into the squat rack

i'd like to but i blew a disc out doing squats and still haven't fully recovered. Leg presses are a lot easier on my back, so i'm kinda stuck with em for now

 

[jayinhongkong]

Sounded like the start of a hernia...

 

[st8grad]

Sounded like the start of a hernia...

Yep.

 

[poysyn]

Sounded like the start of a hernia...

^^

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

is it buldging yet?

 

[Papa Lion]

I sometimes get a a sharp pain like that when doing heavy squats or leg press, or when I'm really hittin my abs hard it's deeper in the muscle of where I have an old scar from an appendix surgery stings like needles being poked in my muscle!! I always figured it was the scar tissue stretching/tearing slightly!!

a tear in your lower abdominal tissue is a hernia and that sounds like maybe what's goin on... however it may not be to serious yet, lay off the exercises where you feel it and see how it goes... might clear up... then ease back into your routine, if it persists go have it checked!! or if you have insurance... go get it checked!!

 

[Tweakle]

probably not a hernia, more likely a tweaked psoas.. but you need to get it checked out