[quote]ev1bl wrote:
When I do a typical glute-stretch on the floor, similar to this: http://www.stretchtowin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/best-764-23.jpg
… I actually feel a stretch in the upper-medial thigh/hamstring area. When I stand up after the stretching I get this strange feeling the same muscle/area. Its not pain exactly and it disappears after some minutes. My questions are; is this probably adductor magnus, posterior fibres? And is this a safe position to stretch this muscle?
I definitely have som kind of syngergistic dominance going on and the position of my pelvis is messed up on this (right) side. Anteriorly tilted pelvis, foot is not stabile in neutral stance and collapses innward if I dont externally rotate it somewhat. Hip extension is horrible but I cant seem to figure out what is inhibiting the extension.
When I squat and get sore, I get sore in the same area of what I believe is the posterior adductor magnus, and not really in the glutes at all. [/quote]
When the glutes are dormant it’s pretty common for the hamstrings and the hamstring portion of the adductor magnus to pick up the slack as hip extensors. This may be what’s going on and why you seem to be having some stiffness in the adductor.
Do you feel any pinching in the hip when you do that stretch? Or is it only a stretch feeling?