Whenever I’m performing DIPS och benchpress, my triceps hurt at the lockout position and they hurt some extra after the last rep, when I release the grip VERY slowly…it hurts less. It is the long head, or at least I think it is (not elbow joint). Hurt in a bad way. It takes my focus away from the exercise.
No pain sensation on low weights. Closer to my 5-8 RM. There it starts. Any idea what this could be and what to do? I tried to take time off, but it keeps coming back as my strength claimbs up pretty fast on dips and benchpress. Isolation exercises do not cause any pain.
I have a hip flexor issue. This is the third time I have it on the same leg. It’s the second time in about 8 months that it’s bothered me.
I was wondering if you had an idea as to what the injury is and whether anything else besides rest would help:
The pain is in the front part of my hip and upper quad under the muscles somewhere (can’t pinpoint exactly) and also on the front outside part of the hip/leg. It’s most severe in this position:
Hip flexed 90 degrees. Knee flexed between 60 and 120 degrees. Thigh abducted out at about 45 degrees. External rotation of the hip.
I had been working through the pain with lots of warm up on squats and that helped a little. But it’s getting out of hand so for the past 2 weeks I haven’t squatted at all. Up til last week I had been doing deadlifts as it was only a deep squat that hurt. Now I can Romanian deadlift, but power output is down - it’s not firing properly.
I should also mention that it started as acute pain a little right of middle on the left flexor/thigh deep in the region. Now I have acute pain on the outside/front part too, in addition to radiating pain moving around to the side of my hip/glute and even to the left side of my lower back.
8 Months ago the symptoms included acute pain around the psoas and a feeling of the need to “pop” my hip to relieve the pain/pressure. Other times it felt like my hip was doing to “pop” out. It was pretty painful. Oddly enough though I had no problem squatting olympic style.
I recently hurt my lower back and hip and am after some advice on how to get back into training again.
Just prior to christmas I stepped out of a large 4x4 and twisted as I jumped out, I landed with a straight leg and jarred my lower back. It didn’t seem to bad at the time, but 2 days later I could barely move. I had serious pain with any movement whatsoever. I saw a chiropractor and a doctor. The doctor just prescribed anti-inflammetaries and said to wait it out. The chiro performed some lumbar manupulation which helped but did not improve my forward flexion, which was very restricted. I ended up at a physio who determined that I had caused my right side SIJ to go out of place. After a few weeks of physio treatment and some basic exercises at home, I can move like a normal human being again, with only a slight restriction in bending to the right.
As some history, about 5 years ago I badly tore my right side QL playing cricket. It healed as far as I know.
I also have a deteriorated lower lumbar disc, which is aproximately half the thickness of the other lumber discs, which may contribute to the extreme spasming and muscle gaurding that took place during this injury.
I am still seeing the physio and expect to have full mobility back in another week or two at the rate I am going. I would like to know what you would recommend in terms of getting back into some form of training to strengthen my hips and lower back ad to try and prevent this from occuring again.
Just got back from the Ortho and he says I have grade 3 arthritis in my right knee. Says I should cut back on the physical activity and also perscribed Amsaid. I had ACL reconstruction about 11 yrs ago and also had it scoped in Jan of 2005. I haven’t been fully able to straightn the knee for several years now. The Dr. suggested doing leg press instead of squats because they seem to make the knee hurt to the point where I can hardly go down or up steps. I hate to stop squating, any suggestions? He also said maybe try leg ext and curls, which would really suck!
My 14 yr old daughter hurt her shoulder and recently had a MRI which came back normal. She still experiences pain and popping and or clicking when she rotates her shoulder. The pain is mainly in the top of the shoulder joint. She is a volleyball player for her school and Jr Olympics so the shoulder gets a lot of stress. Any suggestions on strenghting exercises or stretches? Would the shoulder routine that Alwyn wrote be something that may help?
I had surgery 4 years ago and laid off powerlifting but am trying to get my shoulder healthy again. The surgery didnt help any. Here is what my doc said before he cut me. He said I had quite a bit of narrowing and sloping of the anterior acromiom. He also said my infraspinatus and my other external rotator are weak from this.
Then after the surgery I had an mri done and a different doc said I had chronic tendinitis of the supraspinatus. Is there any chance they are both right? Seems kind of odd they disagreed.
Anyways now that I have my problem somewhat narrowed down what would you suggest I focus on to bring my shoulder back up to bar? I really dont plan on benching in the 500’s again but would love to train the pressing muscles again albeit lighter and atleast get in shape so I look good in my deadlift suit! lol Thanks in advance I appreciate it.
I have an inflammed right patella that stemmed from a highschool knee injury. I just found out that my right thigh is an inch smaller in circumference than my left. My doc has put me on a ibeprofen and icing regemine and told me to stop anything that was painful for my knee. My question: how could this have happened years after my injury with a great deal of squatting, lunges, and such? I have mostly been following CW’s programs after many of Ian Kings programs. These are fairly well balanced. Also, do you have any quad excercises that I can do without putting stress on my knee? Any other advice? I will be seeing our University’s PT, but I have not been to impressed with them in the past when I had to work on my shoulder. Thank you a great deal for your help.
-Noah
Ok doc I need help I was just coming off a pec injury so I hadnt trained for a bout 2 months then as soon as i was feeling better I started juiceing right away (I know stupid),i was training for about 1 1/2 months but not going over 225 for bench ( i was actually mainly only doing flyes also)cause of the pec and i was feeling good that day so I went heavy about 275 on flat bench (which i hadnt done in god knows how long) and i was repping it out and pushing hard and on my last few to get some extra reps i cocked my elbows out a little to get an extra few reps and then Painnnnn, I felt pain in both elbows and I stopped immedietly…So i am guessing I tore the tendons…I am just worried because it was bi lateral and everyone is telling me that is weird… What do you think? it has been 2 months off from traing and they still hurt . the thought of doing a pushup brings me pain and I think t would completly tear them both. I just started doing flys the other only 25 lbs I did 10 sets of 10 but that still gave me slight pain but mainly discomfort so i havent traint again for a week…Do you think it was tendons? What can i do? How long is the healing time? and can I train other body parts such as back and deadlifts and maybe shoulder raises, obviously pushing and pressing are out of the question. Thank you for taking the time to answer me doc…
Hey doc, I have a quick question for you. For some time now my left shoulder cracks/pops noticably when I move it front to back. It never hurts nor has it really inhibited me from doing anything, yet the noise is so noticable that it concerned me. I went to my doc and had X-rays taken and he said everything looked ok, nothing to be concerned about, just take an Aleve in the morning and it will probably cut down on it.
If that’s the case why does one shoulder have no problems at all while the other sounds like snap-crackle-pop when I bench! Any ideas? Should I seek another opinion?
I hurt my back over a month ago. My right SI joint I believe. I hurt it doing a straddle deadlift with my right foot foward. Imagine the bar between your legs as you stand over it instead of in front of you.
I’ve been to the chiro with no relief. Stretching my hip flexors, IT band, glutes and hammies helps but only temporarily. I can deadlift w/o pain but squating hurts. More so with raised heals. I have also lost my ability to go deep as my butt now seems to pull under. This has NEVER happen to me in the past. I have always prided my self on deep squats. Any suggestions.