Hi, everyone, I am currently suffering from a lower hamstring and adductor tightness/fatigue.
I have heard that it comes from weak glute/hip and hamstring, not really a flexibility issue, and hamstring stretch does nothing but aggravate the problem, is that true?
And any good exercises for the hammy apart from leg curl/ deadlift?
Thanks for the feedback.
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Just run easy for a couple days and see if it gets better. If not, a massage therapist should be able to help.
*Glute activating drills (see Jay Dicharry's book)
*Easy running. Avoid hills for a while.
*Foam rollering (or gentle use of a tennis ball for more "spot rollering")
*Gentle stretching
You mentioned weak glute/hip & hamstrings, do you do hip strengthening drills such as lateral leg lifts, clams, donkey kicks, fire hydrants, etc. Check out Jay Johnson's videos for help.
I have the same problem with my right hamstring too.
As for the glute strength exercises mentioned above, how often should we be doing it, twice a week, everyday or as often as we can?
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I have the same problem with my right hamstring too.
As for the glute strength exercises mentioned above, how often should we be doing it, twice a week, everyday or as often as we can?
I would do them 3 times a week.
Most of all, the hamstring takes patience to allow to fully recover. Take your time. Your hammy will thank you.
....... wrote:
I have the same problem with my right hamstring too.
As for the glute strength exercises mentioned above, how often should we be doing it, twice a week, everyday or as often as we can?
A physio told me to do them every other day. He also said it takes 6 wks of them to siginificantly increase strength. Try doing bridge on back the slowly extending legs alternately
Thanks for the comments.
I have actually been doing it 3-4 times for 2 weeks, and it starts to make a difference (not by much though)
My hamstring is not painful actually, but it and my calf fatigue pretty quickly, and there's some "warmth" wrapped around it as well, which makes me
impossible to run fast. My right leg also feels kinda short for that.
I even notice that while walking.
Sitting with my leg crossed sometimes recreates the symptoms as well.
I prefer pork chops to ham slices.
Probably sciatica, get it checked out.
But I don't seem to have any tingling and low back pain, and I have a negative straight leg raise.
Check your piriformis. Lax ball massage to your butt cheek. See if you can find a tender point and work it out.
It's not the hamstring but the fascia from your low back to your foot.
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