Anyone ever have a hip flexor strain? I am really tight on my hip flexor after and during squats.
I stretch the heck out of my legs 4-5 days a week and can isolate the pain/stretch the exact area when I sit down and placed one leg straight and the other perpendicular and press down on perpendicular leg until it hits floor.
I haven't really changed anything in my workouts other than adding in some heavier box squats after several weeks of progressions into heavier weight.
I'm about to turn 30 and have been lifting for 14 years... This is the first type of hip pain I've ever had.
Could it be the box squats?
My normal squats (completed in multiple sets - progressing up and down with proper form) are completed prior to box squats and then after 2-3 pause sets, I switch to 3 sets of box squats.
Today, my hip was hurting from the start and took it "lighter than normal" and avoided box squats. Sitting here in bed now with the same tightness/pain.
Anyone have any suggestions? I would like to keep working out legs if possible as the pain is not terrible.
What kind of dr. Would you go see if this doesn't get any better?
I stretch the heck out of my legs 4-5 days a week and can isolate the pain/stretch the exact area when I sit down and placed one leg straight and the other perpendicular and press down on perpendicular leg until it hits floor.
I haven't really changed anything in my workouts other than adding in some heavier box squats after several weeks of progressions into heavier weight.
I'm about to turn 30 and have been lifting for 14 years... This is the first type of hip pain I've ever had.
Could it be the box squats?
My normal squats (completed in multiple sets - progressing up and down with proper form) are completed prior to box squats and then after 2-3 pause sets, I switch to 3 sets of box squats.
Today, my hip was hurting from the start and took it "lighter than normal" and avoided box squats. Sitting here in bed now with the same tightness/pain.
Anyone have any suggestions? I would like to keep working out legs if possible as the pain is not terrible.
What kind of dr. Would you go see if this doesn't get any better?